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单词 up and down
释义 up and down
I. adverb
Etymology: Middle English up and down
1. : to and fro : backward and forward
 < spent the night pacing up and down >
2. : here and there especially throughout an area
 < looking for him up and down >
3.
 a. : with regard to every particular : thoroughly, completely
  < his home state which he knows up and down >
  < looked her up and down before speaking >
 b. : without holding back : bluntly, directly
  < told him up and down he was a fool >
4. : into or in a vertical position — used of a cable when the anchor is under or nearly under the bow
II. noun
(plural ups and downs)
1. ups and downs plural
 a. : alternating rise and fall especially in fortune or degree of success : alternation, fluctuation, vicissitude
  < jogging along with ups and downs and plenty of worries and some satisfactions — F.M.Ford >
  < a little weary of the perpetual ups and downs of her mood — J.W.Krutch >
 b. : an undulation or irregularity (as on the surface of the ground)
  < a difficult route with many ups and downs >
2. : a quick examining look
 < gave me the up and down, and I saw that he remembered me — Popular Magazine >
3. : a design or texture that changes in appearance when the material is viewed from a different angle and that must be placed upright in order to obtain the desired effect
 < the pieces of a pattern can be placed closely on this solid-color fabric because it has no up and down >
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