double whammy n slang (twofold misfortune) SC 祸不单行,双重打击 double-acting adj (engine, pump) (发动机、泵) SC 双作用的 double-acting adj (door, hinge) (门、合页) SC 双向的 shuāng xiàng de TC 雙向的 double-barreled (US), double-barrelled (UK) adj (gun: two barrels) SC 双管...
An argument, compliment, or other statement that cuts either way, that is, has a double meaning. “‘Your Delphic sword,’ the panther then replied, ‘is double-edged and cuts on either side,’” wrote John Dryden (The Hind and the Panther, 1686). See also left-handed compliment. See...
double whammy n slang (twofold misfortune) SC 祸不单行,双重打击 double-acting adj (engine, pump) (发动机、泵) SC 双作用的 double-acting adj (door, hinge) (门、合页) SC 双向的 shuāng xiàng de TC 雙向的 double-barreled (US), double-barrelled (UK) adj (gun: two barrels) SC 双管...