单词 | double-edged |
释义 | double-edgedWord family noundoublenessdoublerdoubletondoublingdouble actdouble agentdouble bassdouble beddouble binddouble bluffdouble boilerdouble chindouble creamdouble-crossdouble-deckerdouble entendredouble faultdouble featuredouble figuresdouble firstdouble-headerdouble helixdouble indemnitydouble jeopardydouble negativedouble playdoublespeakdouble standarddouble takedouble-talkdoublethinkdouble timedouble visionadverbdoublyadjectivedouble-barrelleddouble-blinddouble-breasteddouble-digitdouble-edgeddouble-figuredouble-jointeddoubleverbdouble-bookdouble-checkdouble-park ˌdouble-ˈedged adjectiveadj 1 a double-edged sword/weapon something that seems to be good, but that can have a bad effect 好坏兼有的事,双刃剑 Being famous is often a double-edged sword. 出名常常是一把双刃剑。 Examples from the Corpus a double-edged sword/weapon• But the potential financial boost is a double-edged sword.• It's been said before that being well-known is a double-edged sword.• This, however, rapidly proved a double-edged weapon.• Throughout our history, judicial review has been a double-edged sword.• The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.• That can be a double-edged sword, commercially and artistically. 2 having two different parts 有两部分的;有双重作用的 a double-edged attack on global warming 从两方面着手的应对全球气候变暖的方法 3 MEANINa double-edged remark has two possible meanings, one of which is not very nice 意义双关的,模棱两可的 It sounded like a double-edged comment. 它听起来像意义双关的评论。 4 PMWwith two cutting edges 双刃的 a double-edged knife 双刃刀 Examples from the Corpus double-edged• Repealers launched a double-edged assault on medics.• Presented with the double-edged challenge Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers failed to manage even a split.• The flattened rectangular section behind the neck contains traces of a large iron blade, possibly a double-edged dagger or short sword.• a double-edged joke• Doubt is a part of this second group of double-edged realities.• The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.• Throughout our history, judicial review has been a double-edged sword. |
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