英语词汇“snake-and-ladder”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

2. figurative. A series of unpredictable successes and setbacks. Hence snake-and-ladder adj.

ΘΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > vicissitude > vicissitudes

light and shade1733

up and down1775

twists and turns1853

Snakes and Ladders1930

1930 M. Allingham Myst. Mile xxiii. 213 The [fire] engines were still drawn up outside Number Thirty Four. ‘Still playing Snakes and Ladders, I see,’ said Campion.

1961 Listener 31 Aug. 319/2 The artists whose life-work does not find a place in the historical snakes and ladders of avant-garde development.

1978 G. Greene Human Factor v. iii. 267 After so many years of concealment he was beginning to enjoy this snake-and-ladder game.

1978 G. Sims Rex Mundi xix. 117 Snakes and ladders progress, old man—that's all we can hope for. A lucky throw that puts us on the ladder.

1982 Church Times 23 July 6/1 Nothing could illustrate more graphically the snake-and-ladder aspect of a political career than the last year of Tony Crosland's life.

单词	snake-and-ladder
释义	> as lemmas snake-and-ladder 2. figurative. A series of unpredictable successes and setbacks. Hence snake-and-ladder adj. ΘΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > vicissitude > vicissitudes light and shade1733 up and down1775 twists and turns1853 Snakes and Ladders1930 1930 M. Allingham Myst. Mile xxiii. 213 The [fire] engines were still drawn up outside Number Thirty Four. ‘Still playing Snakes and Ladders, I see,’ said Campion. 1961 Listener 31 Aug. 319/2 The artists whose life-work does not find a place in the historical snakes and ladders of avant-garde development. 1978 G. Greene Human Factor v. iii. 267 After so many years of concealment he was beginning to enjoy this snake-and-ladder game. 1978 G. Sims Rex Mundi xix. 117 Snakes and ladders progress, old man—that's all we can hope for. A lucky throw that puts us on the ladder. 1982 Church Times 23 July 6/1 Nothing could illustrate more graphically the snake-and-ladder aspect of a political career than the last year of Tony Crosland's life. extracted from Snakes and Laddersn. < as lemmas
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