| 词汇 | whipsaw |
| 释义 | whipsaw verb USuk /ˈwɪp.sɔː/ us /ˈwɪp.sɑː/ whipsawverb (MOVE)[ I or T ] to move, or to make something move, quickly between two directions : 在两端间快速移动;拉锯式移动 The rope whipsawed back and forth.绳子拉锯式地来回移动。 figPrices on the stock exchange whipsawed wildly.股价上下疯狂变动。 Backwards, sideways and back and forth anticlockwise back and forthidiom back to frontphrase backward backwardly hither and thitheridiom laterad lateral laterally libration reverse round saw stand step step aside swept-back take someone aside there and backidiom wrong whipsawverb (AFFECT BADLY)[ I or T ] to defeat or affect someone badly, especially in two ways at the same time: 使遭受双重损失 Families are being whipsawed by high prices and low wages.家庭遭受了高物价和低工资的双重压力。 Affecting and influencing across-the-board affect applicability be/fall under someone's influence/spellidiom bear on something carry colour ear inroad inspiration instrumental instrumentality instrumentally pen rail sphere of influence spill spill over sportswashing start (something) off You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Losing and being defeated whipsawverb (CUT )[ T ] to cut something with a whipsaw用狭边钩齿粗木锯切割 Cutting and stabbing abrasion bayonet butcher carve carving chisel chop hew impale impalement impaler incise scissor score something out/through shave shave something off/from something shear shearing sheep shearing slash whipsaw noun[ C ] uk /ˈwɪp.sɔː/ us /ˈwɪp.sɑː/ a long saw(= tool for cutting wood) with a handle on each end, which is pulled back and forth between two people 狭边钩齿粗木锯 Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group/GettyImages Tools -pronged adjustable spanner adze Allen key auger awl excavator gavel gimlet gouge grapnel grappling iron grindstone plunger power saw prong rasp razor knife reamer trowel whipsaw | Business Englishwhipsaw verb[ T ] STOCK MARKET, FINANCEuk /ˈwɪpsɔː/us to influence shares, etc. in a way that makes their value change very quickly, so that it is difficult to know what will happen next: Fluctuations in world energy prices have whipsawed the fortunes of oil companies for decades. be/get whipsawedNew York shares were whipsawed, with an early recovery giving way to a short-lived bloodbath at midday. Examples of whipsawwhipsaw To discourage employers from breaking away from the group, unions developed the whipsaw strike-in which the union would strike one employer at a time, one after another. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There is also a whipsaw issue with regard to decrements used in mortality calculations along with the plan rate. They also recommended the use of sweeping, multiemployer lockouts to counter the whipsaw tactics of the unions, which, taking advantage of labor shortages, drove up wages enterprise by enterprise. Unions might favour single-employer bargaining as a deliberate strategy since it would enhance their relative bargaining power in terms of a potential ability to whipsaw individual employers. In a whipsaw strike, the union strikes one employer (or just a few employers) in the multi-employer bargaining group. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Few nations have addressed the use of lockouts during whipsaw strikes, however. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The whipsaw feeling through a veritable storm of fire became harder every second. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A second issue involved use of the whipsaw strike. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was watching men use the difficult two-man whipsaw when she noticed that half of their motion was wasted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Early sawmills simply adapted the whipsaw to mechanical power, generally driven by a water wheel to speed up the process. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A pit-saw was also sometimes known as a whipsaw. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Logs and boards laboriously fashioned from local timber with a whipsaw were used to build the one room church. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To do this they must acquire a whipsaw if they do not already have one. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The goal of a whipsaw strike may vary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Early sawmills adapted the whipsaw to mechanical power, generally driven by a water wheel to speed up the process. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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