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whammyBrE /ˈwæmi/NAmE /ˈwæmi/ noun (whammies) (informal) an unpleasant situation or event that causes problems for sb/sth 晦气；倒霉事◆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。 ORIGIN From the 1950s American cartoon Li'l Abner, in which one of the characters could shoot a whammy (put a curse on sb) by pointing a finger with one eye open, or a double whammy with both eyes open. 源自 20 世纪 50 年代美国的漫画《利尔 · 阿布纳》。其中一个人物睁一只眼时用手指指着可施一个诅咒，睁两只眼睛可施两个诅咒。 |