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词汇 be up and down
释义
Idiom
be up and down
1.
if a person is up and down, they are sometimes happy and sometimes sad, usually after something very bad has happened to them.
She's been very up and down since her husband's death.
2.
if a situation is up and down, it is sometimes good and successful and sometimes bad and not successful.
Things are up and down for dairy farmers at the moment.
idiombe up and down1 spoken to sometimes feel well and happy and sometimes feel ill and unhappy:How are you? I hear you've been up and down lately.Mum's all right, but she's a bit up and down.2 spoken used in order to say that you are sometimes successful and sometimes unsuccessful:My form was up and down Monday - just like the rest of the team's.We've been up and down, but I hope we do well tomorrow.

be up and down

1. To be alternately happy and sad, as due to depression or a traumatic event. My dad's been quite up and down ever since he lost his job at the factory. I was really confused as to why I was so up and down after having my baby, until my doctor told me about the baby blues.
2. To go back and forth between success and failure. Things were a bit up and down in the first few years of the business, but now we're seeing stable profit growth each month.
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