Word · Frequency #17095
checkered
盛衰无常的;多波折的
核心释义
此处指经历、命运等时好时坏,不同于‘方格图案的’。
marked by changeable fortune
- 1.
分成颜色或深浅交替的方格,或分成明暗斑块的。
Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.
- 2.
多变的;不一致的;不确定的;多波折的。
Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.
分成颜色或深浅交替的方格,或分成明暗斑块的。;多变的;不一致的;不确定的;多波折的。;盛衰无常的;多波折的;有格子花的
用法In use
The neighborhood's checkered history includes both prosperous years and difficult times.
用法提示:checkered 作定语修饰 history,表示“多波折的、盛衰无常的”。
His business career was checkered, with quiet years followed by sudden success.
用法提示:checkered 作表语,描述生涯“起伏不定、盛衰无常”。
The band's checkered journey took them from small clubs to huge stadiums and then back to small stages.
用法提示:checkered 作定语修饰 journey,表示历程“盛衰无常、起起落落”。
a checkered career/past/history
这是比喻用法,指经历好坏交替、充满波折,而不是指格子图案。
He had a checkered career in journalism.
他在新闻界的职业生涯起伏不定。
be checkered with sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- checkered history
- 波折起伏的历史;盛衰无常的往事
- The company has had a checkered history.这家公司历经波折。
- checkered career
- 坎坷多变的事业;几起几落的职业生涯
- After a checkered career, he finally found stability.在经历了坎坷多变的事业后,他终于找到了安稳。
- checkered past
- 不光彩的过往;有污点的过去
- The new CEO has a checkered past.这位新任首席执行官有一段不光彩的过往。
- checkered pattern
- 棋盘格图案;方格花纹
- She wore a dress with a checkered pattern.她穿了一条带棋盘格图案的连衣裙。
- checkered flag
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
格子(checker)黑白交错,如同人生的成败起伏交错,所以 checkered 表示盛衰无常、多波折。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:historical accounts、biographies、editorial commentary 该词表示“盛衰无常的、多波折的”时,通常用于正式或书面语境,多出现在传记、历史叙述或新闻评论中;日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 checkered /ˈtʃekəd/ 完全押韵的常用词。bickered 和 tuckered 虽然拼写都以 -ckered 结尾,但重读元音不同(/ɪ/、/ʌ/),只是形似词。checker 和 checked 以 check- 开头,读音前半相同,但结尾不同。
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