whammy
whammy 英 ['wæmɪ] 美 ['wæmi]
n. 晦气；剧烈的打击
名词复数:whammies
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- n. 晦气；剧烈的打击
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1. So there might be something of a double whammy happening there if the US had a severe downturn.
因此，如果美国出现严重的经济萧条，这里可能就会受到种双重的剧烈打击。
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2. To be both a psychiatrist and a poet is either a dual calling or a double whammy, depending on what you choose to emphasize.
同时具有精神病医师和诗人两种身分究竟只意味着双重的职业还是倒霉的恶运？ 这要取决于你侧重于哪一方面。
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3. Determining that could help you avoid the double whammy of losing both human and financial capital.
确定了这个，就能助你避免同时丧失人力资本及金融资本的双重打击。
- whammy (n.) often double whammy, "hex, evil eye," 1932, of unknown origin, popularized 1941 in Al Capp's comic strip "Li'l Abner," where it was the specialty of Evil-Eye Fleegle.
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