whammy

英 [ˈwæmi]

美 [ˈwæmi]

n.  晦气; 倒霉事

复数：whammies　

BNC.35559 / COCA.22678

牛津词典

noun

• 晦气；倒霉事
  an unpleasant situation or event that causes problems for sb/sth
  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，我们又是增税又是减少补贴，倒了双倍的霉。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING (困难或打击)同时发生，相继发生;祸不单行
  Whammyis used in expressions such asdouble whammyandtriple whammyto indicate that two or three unpleasant or difficult situations occur at the same time, or occur one after the other.
  1. This is a double whammy for public sector workers...
     对于公共部门的工作人员而言可谓祸不单行。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• an evil spell
  1. a witch put a curse on his whole family
  2. he put the whammy on me
  Synonym:hexjinxcurse
• a serious or devastating setback

双语例句

• The eurozone member countries have, as a result, been suffering from the double whammy of weak domestic demand and falling global competitiveness.
  结果是，欧元区成员国受到疲软的国内需求和全球竞争力下降的双重打击。
• According to Davison, this desirable double whammy will have the positive effect of diminishing supply and pushing up prices.
  戴维森表示，这种符合需要的双料打击将产生有利影响，导致供给下降，并推高价格。
• Art direction was a double whammy, going to two Italians who'd worked on "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" with a mostly British cast and crew.
  艺术指导更是加倍的晦气，给了大部分剧组成员是英国人的《理发师陶德》中的两个意大利人。
• A: Yesterday wad a real double whammy.
  我昨天真是祸不单行。
• Eurozone lenders face a double balance-sheet whammy.
  欧元区银行的资产负债表受到双面夹击。
• Double whammy: Sub-Saharan Africa, which has the world's most widespread HIV epidemic, has also been hardest hit by new cases of tuberculosis.
  双重打击：撒哈拉沙漠以南非洲，这个世界上HIV最为肆虐的地方，现在同样受到结核病的严重袭扰。
• Children suffer from a double whammy in South East Asia, says Professor Morgan.
  摩根教授说：东南亚孩子是祸不单行。
• Now, the double whammy of redundancies, resulting from the economic downturn, and more young people thinking twice about university because of huge rises in tuition fees, might suggest the banking sector can meet its requirements without trying too hard.
  如今，一方面是经济低迷导致裁员，另一方面是学费高涨导致更多年轻人对上大学感到踌躇，在这两个因素的双重作用下，银行业大概用不着太费劲就能够满足人才需求吧。
• 'During the holidays, we reach the limits on the capacity of these retailers,' Mr. Best said. 'It's a double whammy for conservative retailers, which have been burned by excess inventory in the past, and underestimated demand.'
  贝斯特说，节日期间，零售商的能力都达到极限，保守的零售商则遭到双重打击，他们过去因为库存积压而焦头烂额，这一次却低估了需求。
• If a person has a double whammy, what could we say to comfort him? Let's see a dialogue first.
  如果一个人祸不单行，那么我们该怎么说来安慰他呢？先来看一段对话。