whammy

英 ['wæmi] 美 ['wæmi]

• n. 晦气；剧烈的打击

英英释义

Noun:

1. a serious or devastating setback

2. an evil spell;

   "a witch put a curse on his whole family"
   "he put the whammy on me"
   

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。

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

词汇搭配

• double whammy 祸不单行

近反义词

【近义词】

• jinx 不祥的人(或物)...
• curse 诅咒
• hex 施法