| 单词 | whammy |
| 释义 | whammy noun[C] USold-fashionedinformaluk/ˈwæm.i/us/ˈwæm.i/amagicalspellorpowerthatcausessomeone to have adifficultorunpleasanttime: 晦气，霉运Heput thewhammyonme.他带给我一身晦气。 Synonyms curse(MAGIC) hex jinx See at double whammyinformal Magic
Examplesofwhammywhammy They have recently suffered the doublewhammyof 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We all remember the pollsters and the so-called doublewhammy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does that not amount to a doublewhammyon consumers and taxpayers in the west midlands? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a doublewhammyfor the county, because there will be two effects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not that doublewhammyevidence of yet more complication and confusion in the system? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry has been hit by the doublewhammyof 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 theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the doublewhammyfor such people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen 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 theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of a doublewhammyor a double tax on any of these companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is thewhammyof mortgage rate changes and that of the withdrawal, or partial withdrawal, of mortgage interest benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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