单词 | a double-edged sword/weapon |
释义 | a double-edged sword/weapon From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha double-edged sword/weapona double-edged sword/weaponsomething that seems to be good, but that can have a bad effect Being famous is often a double-edged sword. → double-edgedExamples from the Corpusa double-edged sword/weapon• But the potential financial boost is a double-edged sword.• It's been said before that being well-known is a double-edged sword.• Throughout our history, judicial review has been a double-edged sword.• The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.• That can be a double-edged sword, commercially and artistically. |
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