| 单词 | whipsaw |
| 释义 | > see alsoalso refers to : whip-sawn. > as lemmaswhip-saw whip-saw v. (intransitive) to work a whip-saw; transitive to cut with a whip-saw; figurative (U.S. slang) to have or get the advantage of thoroughly, to overcome completely, ‘cut up’. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > work with wood [verb (intransitive)] > use specific woodworking tool whip-saw1842 spokeshave1887 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat > soundly threshc1384 to knock the socks offa1529 thump1597 thrash1609 thwacka1616 capot1649 to beat to snuff1819 to knock into a cocked hat1830 to —— (the) hell out of1833 sledgehammer1834 rout1835 whop1836 skin1838 whip-saw1842 to knock (the) spots off1850 to make mincemeat of1853 to mop (up) the floor with1875 to beat pointless1877 to lick into fits1879 to take apart1880 to knock out1883 wax1884 contund1885 to give (a person) fits1885 to wipe the floor with1887 flatten1892 to knock (someone) for six1902 slaughter1903 slather1910 to hit for six1937 hammer1948 whomp1952 bulldozer1954 zilch1957 shred1966 tank1973 slam-dunk1975 beast1977 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > build or construct with wood [verb (transitive)] > saw > in specific manner or with specific saw rip1532 whip-saw1842 buck1870 jigsaw1873 ripsaw1881 mill1886 saw-kerf1886 quarter-saw1890 buzz1925 plain saw1951 1842 Amer. Pioneer 1 83 Dwellinghouses, made of wood, whip-sawed into timbers, four inches thick, and of the requisite width and length. 1873 Kansas Mag. June 497/1 On the next Budd whipsawed him, and that closed that deal. 1884 Hartford (Connecticut) Post Sept. Had Braddock been half as prudent as he was brave, he could..have whipsawed the French and Indians in that campaign. 1904 E. Robins Magn. North ii. 26 He would..show us how to whip-saw. 1918 R. Dollar Mem. vi. 63 These [trees] are hewn in the woods either on two or four sides, and are then whip-sawn by the natives at the place of consumption. 1957 Listener 12 Dec. 970/1 Mr [Adlai] Stevenson has been whip-sawed by conflicting advice. 1958 F. G. Slaughter Daybreak iii. xiii. 176 The tendency to whipsaw all society into robots who work, think and eat alike is hardly an end product of intelligence. 1969 D. Bagley Spoilers ii. 58 ‘Okay, so you've whipsawed me,’ said Follet sourly. 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 27 June 8- c/3 A major problem occurs when one small union negotiates a salary increase for its workers and all other state employes in the same job classification want the same increase. The effect is to ‘whipsaw’ the state between their competing demands. 1979 C. E. Schorske Fin-de-Siècle Vienna vii. 351 Schoenberg whipsaws us upward out of the crepuscular calm. < see also as lemmas |
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