词汇 | up and down |
释义 | up and down adjective brown, especially applied to brown ale. Rhyming slang UK, 1992up and down1. 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 felt so up and down after having my baby, until my doctor told me about postpartum depression. 2. Going 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. up and down (something)All over or across something or some place; the length and breadth of something or some place. The recession brought people up and down the country into severe financial constraints. I searched up and down the street, but I can't find my keys anywhere. I don't know where else I could have dropped them, though. up and ˈdownsometimes good and sometimes bad: One moment he seems well, the next he’s sick again — he’s up and down all the time.My relationship with him was very up and down. |
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