
VOCABULARY
起伏
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ups and downs / undulation
undulation, ups and downs, fluctuation, rise and fall, unevenness
noun
Example sentences
この土地は起伏が激しい。
This land has dramatic undulation.
彼は感情の起伏が大きい。
He has big emotional ups and downs.
なだらかな起伏の丘が続く。
Hills of gentle undulation continue.
物語には起伏があって面白い。
The story has ups and downs and is interesting.
Practice exercises
1
物語に適度な起伏があってこそ、読者は最後まで引き込まれるものだ。
It is precisely when a story has appropriate ups and downs that readers are drawn in to the end.
Answer
起伏
2
この土地は起伏が多い。
This land has many ups and downs.
Answer
起伏
3
なだらかな起伏のある丘が続いている。
Hills with gentle undulations continue on.
Answer
起伏
4
この小説は感情の起伏が激しい。
This novel has intense ups and downs of emotion.
Answer
起伏
5
人生の起伏を乗り越えてきた彼女は強い。
Having overcome the ups and downs of life, she is strong.
Answer
起伏