whammy
英 ['wæmɪ]
美 ['wæmi]
whammy 晦气来自wham,击，打，砰的声音，引申义晦气的。同时见短语double whammy,来自儿童漫画，“shoot a whammy”就是给某人下咒，double whammy就是下两个咒。
- whammy (n.)
- often double whammy, "hex, evil eye," 1932, of unknown origin, popularized 1941 in Al Capp's comic strip "Li'l Abner," where it was the specialty of Evil-Eye Fleegle.
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Then, the scene of a double whammy - their car broke down again.
- 然后, 一个场景的双重打击 - 他们的车坏了.
来自互联网
- 4. This double - whammy drives prices in a direction unfavourable to the customer.
- 这种双重打击导致了不利于顾客的价格.
来自互联网
- 5. He put the whammy on me.
- 他咒我交霉运.
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