[] a situation or period of time when the prices of shares, currencies, etc. keep going up and down very quickly and by a large amount(股票、货币等的价格的)大起大落◆the stock market roller coaster大起大落的股市◆The company has had a roller-coaster year on the stock market (= the price of its shares has kept moving up and down).这一年这家公司的股票价格大起大落。