此起彼伏

• 拼音: cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
• 汉字拆解: 此 = this; 起 = rise; 彼 = that; 伏 = fall/lie down

含义

One after another; in waves; rising and falling in succession. Describes things occurring continuously one after another, like waves.

A vivid idiom depicting continuous, overlapping occurrences. Used for sounds (applause, cries), events (incidents, waves of activity), or phenomena happening in succession without pause.

例句

1. 观众的掌声此起彼伏，演员们谢幕了三次才退场。
2. 工地上机器的轰鸣声此起彼伏，从早到晚没停过。
3. 这几年创业浪潮此起彼伏，新公司如雨后春笋般涌现。

用法指南

语境: descriptive, events, sounds

语气: vivid

正确说法

• 喝彩声此起彼伏。(Cheers rose one after another.)
• 各种丑闻此起彼伏地被曝光。(Various scandals were exposed one after another.)

错误说法

• 我的心情此起彼伏地好 (The idiom describes alternating phenomena, not sustained states — don't use it for constant moods)

起源与历史

Classical idiom formed from 此起 (this rises) + 彼伏 (that falls). Depicts an alternating pattern like ocean waves, one cresting as another recedes.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal