| 词汇 | whammy |
| 释义 | whammy noun[ C ] USold-fashionedinformaluk /ˈwæm.i/ us /ˈwæm.i/ a magical spell or power that causes someone to have a difficult or unpleasant time: 晦气，霉运 He put the whammy on me.他带给我一身晦气。 Synonyms curse(MAGIC) hex jinx See at double whammyinformal Magic abracadabra alchemy bewitch bezoar black magic escapology evil faerie hex magic word magical magically mugwort mystic the evil eyeidiom voodoo wand white magic witchcraft wizardry Examples of whammywhammy They have recently suffered the double whammy of national insurance and council tax hikes, so they have less disposable income available to save. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all remember the pollsters and the so-called double whammy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does that not amount to a double whammy on consumers and taxpayers in the west midlands? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the reduction of staff proceeded apace, leading to a double whammy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a double whammy for the county, because there will be two effects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not that double whammy evidence of yet more complication and confusion in the system? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry has been hit by the double whammy of recession in the civil airline industry and a global reduction in defence spending. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They face a double whammy: paying more and getting less. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the double whammy for such people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, it is a double whammy: people pay more for less. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Employees have suffered a double whammy—they have not had the pension scheme that they should have had, and they did not enjoy a contribution holiday. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This combines a probation order with a community service order, which is, one might say, a double whammy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of a double whammy or a double tax on any of these companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My objection is that there is a double whammy, as it were. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the whammy of mortgage rate changes and that of the withdrawal, or partial withdrawal, of mortgage interest benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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