浮き沈み

うきしずみ【浮き沈み】

peaks and troughs ［valleys］

ups and downs

《略式》［比喩的に］ 上下， 浮き沈み， 栄枯盛衰

the ups and downs of life 人生の浮き沈み

rise and fall

［the ～］(国・人などの)盛衰， 興亡

**weather

〖U〗［通例 ～s］ (人生の)浮き沈み， (運命の)移り変り， 栄枯盛衰.

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うきしずみ【浮き沈み】

〔上下運動〕 rising and falling; 〔盛衰〕 the ups and downs 《of life》; the vicissitudes of life; highs and lows. [＝ふちん²]

～する go up and down; rise and fall.

●木の葉で作った舟が浮き沈みしながら川を流れていった. The boat made from a leaf went along the river, bobbing up and down.

●人生には浮き沈みがあるものだ. Human life has its ups and downs.

・あの人は感情の浮き沈みが激しい. His emotions go up and down to extremes.

・芸能界は浮き沈みが激しい世界だ. The world of show business has extreme highs and lows [peaks and troughs].

●彼は浮き沈みの多い人生を送った. He led a life full of ups and downs [peaks and troughs].

●激しい風雨の中, そのボートは浮き沈みを繰り返しながらなんとか漂っていた. Through the violent storm the boat kept pitching up and down, but managed to stay afloat.