highs and lows — the good times and bad times; periods of success and failure, happiness and sadness
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the good times and bad times; periods of success and failure, happiness and sadness
Pronunciation (IPA): /haɪz ænd loʊz/
Korean meaning: 좋은 때와 나쁜 때; 성공과 실패의 시기들, 행복과 슬픔의 기복
Korean pronunciation: **하이**즈 앤드 **로우**즈
Example Sentences
- Marriage is about sticking together through the highs and lows, not just the Instagram-worthy moments.
- The stock market's highs and lows gave me more gray hair than my teenagers did.
- She documented all the highs and lows of starting her own business.
highs and lows
NOUN//haɪz ænd loʊz//
the good times and bad times; periods of success and failure, happiness and sadness
Their marriage album shows all the highs and lows of thirty years together.
Life flows through highs and lows, where wisdom grows
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
16세기부터 사용된 high(높은 곳, 좋은 상태)와 low(낮은 곳, 나쁜 상태)의 조합으로, 인생의 기복을 지형의 높낮이에 비유한 표현
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📝Examples
“Marriage is about sticking together through the highs and lows, not just the Instagram-worthy moments.”
“The stock market's highs and lows gave me more gray hair than my teenagers did.”
“She documented all the highs and lows of starting her own business.”
“My diet has more highs and lows than a soap opera plot.”
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