プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
あらなみ【荒波】
&fRoman1;〔荒い波〕angry [wild, raging, violent] waves；〔荒海〕rough seas
荒波が立っていた
The waves were running high.
荒波が岩に砕けていた
Angry waves were breaking on the rocks.
船は荒波をついて進んだ
The ship sailed on through the rough seas.
&fRoman2;〔苦労〕hardships
世間の荒波にもまれた
He was tossed about by the angry waves of life.
世間の荒波と戦った
He struggled with the hardships of life.
世間の荒波に立ち向かう覚悟だ
He is prepared to take the rough with the smooth.