汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 坎坷不平
坎坷不平
potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
坎坷道路坑坑洼洼。道路坑坑洼洼不平坦。形容前进道路上有许多困难民,不是一帆风顺的。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

道路坎坷不平,到处是坑坑洼洼的雨水。

The road was deeply rutted and pooled with rain.

他们的关系好像坎坷不平,危机不断。

Their relationship seems to lurch from one crisis to the next.

选择好登山路径,坡度不要太陡,陡峭、坎坷不平的路面容易造成扭伤。

Select a good path without too steep slope, as it is easy to get sprained on the steep and rough surface.

即便一些国家的出线之路坎坷不平、费尽周折,但大多数足球强国仍成功进军2010年世界杯决赛阶段比赛。

Most of the leading countries have made their way to the 2010 World Cup finals, even if some took a devious route.

谷金凯指着哨位观察孔外面的村庄告诉记者:“我第一次来瓦乌维和时,这里全是传统的圆锥形茅草屋,路也是坎坷不平的土路,很少看到机动车,连自行车都很少见。”

"When I first came to Wau, there were traditional conical cottages, the dirt road was rough and bumpy, and there were very few motor vehicles and bikes," Gu recalled.