| 词汇 | double-whammy |
| 释义 | double whammy noun[ Cusually singular ] informaluk /ˌdʌb.əl ˈwæm.i/ us /ˌdʌb.əl ˈwæm.i/ a situation when two unpleasant things happen at almost the same time: 祸不单行 Farmers have faced the double whammy of a rising dollar and falling agricultural prices.美元升值加上农产品价格下跌对农民而言可谓是双重打击。 Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences a hard/tough row to hoeidiom abyss adversity at your worstidiom Augean bad hair day epidemic hardness have a bumpy rideidiom have someone over a barrelidiom pall purgatory push factor quagmire quicksand rabbit hole scrape strait the Augean Stablesidiom the hard wayidiom double whammy | American Dictionarydouble whammy noun[ C ] us/ˈdʌb·əl ˈhwæm·i, ˈwæm·i/ a situation that includes two disadvantages or difficulties: Consumers were hit by the double whammy of rising interest rates and gasoline prices. Examples of double whammydouble whammy We all remember the pollsters and the so-called doublewhammy. 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 doublewhammy 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 doublewhammy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a doublewhammy 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 We are suffering in our county from a genuine doublewhammy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not that doublewhammy 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 doublewhammy 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 doublewhammy: 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 doublewhammy 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 doublewhammy: 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 doublewhammy—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 doublewhammy. 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 doublewhammy 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 doublewhammy, as it were. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have recently suffered the doublewhammy 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 See all examples of double whammy 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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