英汉词典

whammy 基本解释

n.

晦气，剧烈的打击；

变形

复数：whammies

英英释义

whammy[ 'hwæmi ]

n.a serious or devastating setbackan evil spell

"he put the whammy on me"

同义词：hexjinxcurse

whammy 相关例句

词组短语

double whammy祸不单行；双重灾难

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. 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，我们又是增加税收又是减少补贴，倒了双倍的霉。
2. That leaves many emerging markets facing a double whammy in 2009.
   这些行为将导致新兴国家在2009年面临双重打击。

权威例句

A quadruple whammy for first-past-the-post
Whammy and double whammy: length effects in nonword naming
Whammy and double whammy: The effect of length on nonword reading
Diuretics, ACE inhibitors and NSAIDs--the triple whammy
COX-2 inhibitors and renal failure: the triple whammy revisited.
The nephrotoxic "triple whammy"of combining diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and NSAIDs [corrected].
Lung cancer gene associated with COPD: triple whammy or possible confounding effect?
Age, ethnicity, and mental illness: A triple whammy - We need validated assessment instruments for specific communities
"Quadruple whammy"- a preventable newly described syndrome of post-operative AKI in CKD II and CKD III patients on combination "Trip...
Erratum: COX-2 inhibitors and renal failure: The triple whammy revisited (Medical Journal of Australia (2000) 173 (274))