chequered [ˈtʃekəd]

例句:

• He had a chequered political career spanning nearly forty years.
  他的政治生涯将近40年，其间起起伏伏。
  
• Or the chequered tea-towels, folded on the Victorian sideboard.
  来自THETIMES
• Alan had led a very chequered past and had been to prison lots of times.
  艾伦的一生跌宕起伏，蹲过多次大牢。
  
• This city has had a chequered history.
  这座城市曾有一段盛衰无常的历史.
  
• My career with 20th Century Fox was somewhat chequered.
  来自Listener
• She was rather interested in its chequered career.
  来自THETIMES