whammy
英 [ˈwæmi]
美 [ˈwæmi]
n. 晦气; 倒霉事
复数:whammies
BNC.35559 / COCA.22678
牛津词典
noun
- 晦气;倒霉事
an unpleasant situation or event that causes problems for sb/sth- With this government we've had a double whammy of tax increases and benefit cuts.
自从这任政府上台以来,我们又是增税又是减少补贴,倒了双倍的霉。
- With this government we've had a double whammy of tax increases and benefit cuts.
柯林斯词典
- N-SING (困难或打击)同时发生,相继发生;祸不单行
Whammyis used in expressions such asdouble whammyandtriple whammyto indicate that two or three unpleasant or difficult situations occur at the same time, or occur one after the other.- This is a double whammy for public sector workers...
对于公共部门的工作人员而言可谓祸不单行。 - We're suffering a triple whammy at the moment.
我们目前正遭受到了接二连三的打击。
- This is a double whammy for public sector workers...
英英释义
noun
- an evil spell
- a witch put a curse on his whole family
- he put the whammy on me
- a serious or devastating setback
双语例句
- God knows they may even show up with coffee cups, which could be the double whammy given the "potentially carcinogenic" risk of every Starbucks latte on earth.
天晓得,有的人甚至会带着咖啡杯到医院,这可真是雪上加霜,因为每一杯星巴克(Starbucks)拿铁咖啡都是“可能致癌”的。 - This is a double whammy for public sector workers
对于公共部门的工作人员而言可谓祸不单行。 - 'During the holidays, we reach the limits on the capacity of these retailers,' Mr. Best said. 'It's a double whammy for conservative retailers, which have been burned by excess inventory in the past, and underestimated demand.'
贝斯特说,节日期间,零售商的能力都达到极限,保守的零售商则遭到双重打击,他们过去因为库存积压而焦头烂额,这一次却低估了需求。 - The eurozone member countries have, as a result, been suffering from the double whammy of weak domestic demand and falling global competitiveness.
结果是,欧元区成员国受到疲软的国内需求和全球竞争力下降的双重打击。 - Those nonprofits learned a painful lesson: Attempting to start an unrelated business venture means they were hit with a double whammy.
这些非营利组织学到了痛苦的一课:尝试非营无关业务意味着他们腹背受敌。 - When the story broke, McDonald` s China business had been rebounding from the double whammy of a food safety scare and a bird flu outbreak that crushed sales in 2013.
此时,麦当劳在中国的业务才刚刚从2013年的食品安全问题与禽流感的双重打击下恢复元气。 - New retirees faced "the double whammy of living on a fixed income while managing existing credit commitments".
新退休者面临着“靠固定收入生活的同时应付现有贷款的双重压力”。 - We're suffering a triple whammy at the moment.
我们目前正遭受到了接二连三的打击。 - I had a double whammy against me.
我有两个致命伤。 - Children suffer from a double whammy in South East Asia, says Professor Morgan.
摩根教授说:东南亚孩子是祸不单行。