zigzag
noun [ C ] uk/ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ us/ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/
(LINE)
锯齿形线条;之字形
a line or pattern that looks like a Z or a row of Zs joined together
a zigzag path/road/coastline 蜿蜒的小路／道路／海岸线
a fabric with a zigzag pattern 带有锯齿形图案的布料
The kids ran in zigzags around the playground. 孩子们在操场上左拐右拐地跑来跑去。
(CHANGE)
（行动、计划或想法）突然变来变去
a situation in which actions, plans, or ideas change suddenly and completely, and then change back again equally suddenly
The Washington Post complained of "two weeks of policy zigzags". 《华盛顿邮报》指责说“这两周的政策朝令夕改”。
The country seems to have been following a zigzag course between democracy and dictatorship. 这个国家似乎已经走上了一条在民主和独裁制度间迂回的道路。
zigzag
verb [ I ] uk/ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ us/ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ -gg-
(MAKE SHAPE)
(also zig and zag)呈之字形移动，曲折行进
to make a movement or shape like a zigzag
The road zigzags along a rocky coastline. 道路沿着岩石嶙峋的海岸蜿蜒延伸。
(CHANGE)
突然且彻底的变化，随后又突然变回原样
to change suddenly and completely, and then change back again equally suddenly
The market zigzagged during the day but finished higher in the afternoon. 交易市场在白天一直都起起落落，但下午还是以高位收盘。