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单词 double whammy
释义
double whammy
noun[Cusually singular]
informal
uk
/ˌdʌb.əl ˈwæm.i/us
/ˌdʌb.əl ˈwæm.i/
asituationwhen twounpleasantthingshappenatalmostthe sametime:
祸不单行
Farmers havefacedthedoublewhammyof arisingdollarandfallingagriculturalprices.美元升值加上农产品价格下跌对农民而言可谓是双重打击。
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(Definition ofdouble whammyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

double whammy| American Dictionary

double whammy
noun[C]
us/ˈdʌb·əl ˈhwæm·i,ˈwæm·i/
asituationthatincludestwodisadvantagesordifficulties:
Consumers werehitby the double whammy ofrisinginterestratesandgasolineprices.
(Definition ofdouble whammyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We all remember the pollsters and the so-calleddoublewhammy.
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Does that not amount to adoublewhammyon consumers and taxpayers in the west midlands?
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However, the reduction of staff proceeded apace, leading to adoublewhammy.
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That is adoublewhammyfor the county, because there will be two effects.
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We are suffering in our county from a genuinedoublewhammy.
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Is not thatdoublewhammyevidence of yet more complication and confusion in the system?
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The industry has been hit by thedoublewhammyof recession in the civil airline industry and a global reduction in defence spending.
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They face adoublewhammy: paying more and getting less.
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That is thedoublewhammyfor such people.
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In fact, it is adoublewhammy: people pay more for less.
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Employees have suffered adoublewhammy—they have not had the pension scheme that they should have had, and they did not enjoy a contribution holiday.
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This combines a probation order with a community service order, which is, one might say, adoublewhammy.
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There is no question of adoublewhammyor a double tax on any of these companies.
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My objection is that there is adoublewhammy, as it were.
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They have recently suffered thedoublewhammyof national insurance and council tax hikes, so they have less disposable income available to save.
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