上下 shànɡxià A. noun ① (所有人) everybody ▸ 举国上下 whole nation ② (从上到下) up and down ▸ 上下打量 look sb up and down ▸ 他浑身上下都是血。 He was covered in blood. ③ (高低) relative superiority/inferiority ▸ 这两个球队难分上下。 It is hard to tell which team is the stronger of the two. ④ (上层和下层) high and low ▸ 上下脱节 dislocation of higher and lower organizations → 不相上下⑤ (左右) [used after a numeral or numeral-measure word to indicate a rough number]▸ 此人五十上下。 This man is about fifty years old. ▸ 今天的气温有二十摄氏度上下。 It’s 20°C or so today. B. verb go up and down ▸ 楼梯太窄了,上下很不方便。 It’s not easy going up and down these narrow stairs. |