put the whammy on sb/sth
常用表达,表示带来厄运或破坏。
The missed penalty put the whammy on the team's chances of winning.
罚失点球给球队的获胜机会带来了厄运。
严重挫折;重大打击
严重或毁灭性的挫折。;邪恶的咒语;诅咒或妖术。;吉祥物;晦气
严重或毁灭性的挫折。
a serious or devastating setback
邪恶的咒语;诅咒或妖术。
an evil spell; a curse or hex
Losing my job was a real whammy for our family.
丢掉工作对我们家来说是一个真正的沉重打击。
用法提示:whammy作名词,意为‘沉重打击’,在句中作表语。
The sudden snowstorm hit the town with a double whammy of cold and power cuts.
突如其来的暴风雪给小镇带来了寒冷和停电的双重打击。
用法提示:double whammy是常见搭配,whammy作名词,表示‘打击、灾祸’。
After three whammies in a row, the team finally won a match.
接连遭受三次沉重打击后,这支队伍终于赢了一场比赛。
用法提示:whammies是whammy的复数形式,表示多次‘严重挫折’。
常用表达,表示带来厄运或破坏。
The missed penalty put the whammy on the team's chances of winning.
罚失点球给球队的获胜机会带来了厄运。
指两件不好的事同时发生。
The company faced a double whammy of rising costs and falling sales.
公司面临成本上升和销售下降的双重打击。
非正式用法,指遭受厄运或打击。
After the injury, he got the whammy and lost his starting spot.
受伤后,他走了霉运,失去了首发位置。
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