a bumpy ride1 PROBLEMhaving a lot of problems for a long time 一段坎坷的时期，一段困难时期 Shareholders have had a bumpy ride. 股民日子难过。
a bumpy ride/time• It is therefore going to be, at best, a bumpy ride.• Since the programme was announced in 1998, like previous eradication campaigns, it has had a bumpy ride.• Euro Disney had a bumpy ride as the market digested its results, sinking to a low of 813p down 35p.• It was the same man who had jostled her repeatedly during a bumpy ride on the Lexington Avenue Express subway.• The plant had had a bumpy ride since Cellatex was sold off by the chemicals giant Rhne-Poulenc in 1991.• It had been a bumpy ride, through the tail end of a thunderstorm.
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2 informalPROBLEM if something has a bumpy ride, it experiences a lot of problems 重重困难 Shares had a bumpy ride yesterday, falling by an average of 15%. 股票昨日遭遇重挫，平均下跌了15%。
The new bill could be in for a bumpy ride when it is put before parliament. 新法案提交议会时可能会起风波。
had a bumpy ride• Euro Disney had a bumpy ride as the market digested its results, sinking to a low of 813p down 35p.• The plant had had a bumpy ride since Cellatex was sold off by the chemicals giant Rhne-Poulenc in 1991.• Since the programme was announced in 1998, like previous eradication campaigns, it has had a bumpy ride.
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