whammy

• n. 晦气；剧烈的打击

来自wham,击，打，砰的声音，引申义晦气的。同时见短语double whammy,来自儿童漫画，“shoot a whammy”就是给某人下咒，double whammy就是下两个咒。

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.

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自《权威词典》

3. Then, the scene of a double whammy - their car broke down again.

然后, 一个场景的双重打击 - 他们的车坏了.

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4. This double - whammy drives prices in a direction unfavourable to the customer.

这种双重打击导致了不利于顾客的价格.

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5. He put the whammy on me.

他咒我交霉运.

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