the flood of ideas now rising now falling; disquieting thoughts surging in one's mind
Example Sentences:
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The operation worked - and made enormous profits for the people of hong kong 事隔两年，任志刚忆起此事不禁思潮起伏，百感交集。
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While these thoughts are rising and falling we are jumping on the cusp of these thoughts 思潮一起一伏，而我们就身处这些思潮起伏之间。
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And now , while he was composed , and hoped that he could meet the end with quiet heroism , a new action began in his waking thoughts , which was very difficult to master 此时他心情泰然，只希望一言不发勇敢地迎接死亡。但他清醒的头脑里却突然思潮起伏，出现了种种难以抑制的新的活动。
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Such was the dream which that day s burning sun brought me through the leafy trees and i , lying full - length in the grass of the island where we had landed , free of all human ties which had hitherto bound me , allowed my mind to run free and gather up all the hopes it met with 这就是那天灼热的阳光穿过树叶的空隙给我带来的梦境。我们的游船停在一个孤岛上，我们躺在小岛的草地上，割断了过去的一切人间关系，我听任自己思潮起伏，憧憬着未来。
