| 单词 | the worst of both worlds |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe worst of both worlds b. the worst of both worlds: the least desirable results available from two seemingly incompatible or alternative options. Also occasionally the worst of all worlds.In quot. 1856 with reference to the earthly and heavenly worlds. ΚΠ 1856 Ragged School Union Mag. June 101 Surely it is a hard thing they [sc. the poor] should have the worst of both worlds... Must they suffer the misery of Lazarus in this world, and yet endure the torments of Dives in the world to come? 1920 Observer 17 Oct. 12/3 The two-fold effect of the strike must inevitably be to increase unemployment while maintaining high prices, and thus to give the country the worst of both worlds. 1981 R. W. Mansbach & J. A. Vasquez In Search of Theory ix. 375 The result was the worst of all worlds. 1984 V. Stolcke in R. T. Smith Kinship Ideol. & Pract. Lat. Amer. 289 A woman gets the worst of both worlds: the husband is as likely to beat her up when he fears her reprimands for his infidelity as when she is suspected of being unfaithful. 2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 12 July (Business section) 11 They were told to put their money into highly nondiversified portfolios that were also expensive. That's the worst of both worlds: high risk and low returns. < as lemmas |
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