单词 | up and down |
释义 | up and downphrase See full dictionary entry for upIf you move up and down somewhere, you move there repeatedly in one direction and then in the opposite direction. He continued to jump up and down like a boy at a football match. I strolled up and down thoughtfully before calling a taxi. There's a lot of rushing up and down the gangways. up and down in British English (ʌp ənd daʊn) adverb 1. backwards and forwards (along) You walk up and down in front of the line-up. preposition 2. backwards and forwards (along) Gail looked up and down the narrow roadway. up-and-down in British Englishadjective 1. moving, executed, or formed alternately upwards and downwards 2. mainly US very steep; vertical adverb, preposition up and down 3. backwards and forwards (along) up-and-down in American English (ˈʌpənˈdaʊn) adjective 1. going alternately up and down, to and fro, etc. 2. variable; fluctuating 3. vertical Examples of 'up and down' in a sentence |
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