音标:['wæmi] ;
n. 吉祥物, 晦气
n. a serious or devastating setback
词型变化:名词复数形式 : whammies
词性分布:
名词100%

whammy的用法和样例:

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。

词汇搭配

  • double whammy祸不单行

经典引文

  • Girls..had the power to put the sexual whammy..on him.

    出自:S. Bellow
  • California..is suffering a double whammy of cold and drought.

    出自:International Business Week
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