释义
- 1. up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 2. no sooner one subsides, the next arises
- 3. repeating continuously
- 4. occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
词语关系
相关词
2 项此消彼长
cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng
(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
also describes a fluctuating alternation, often with a sense of waning and waxing
波澜起伏
bō lán qǐ fú
one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
describes wave-like ups and downs, often for emotions or plots
近义词
1 项用法说明
常见错误
此起彼伏 is used for events that happen in rapid alternation, not for a single object that physically rises and falls.
例句
显示 1 条会场里掌声 此起彼伏 。
Applause broke out repeatedly in the hall.
AI 生成的例句会用此图标标注。