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单词 whipsaw
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
whip•saw /ˈhwɪpˌsɔ, ˈwɪp-/USA pronunciation   n., v., -sawed, sawed or -sawn, sawing. 
n. [countable]
    1. Buildinga saw for two persons, used to cut timbers across the middle.

    v. [~ + object]
    1. Buildingto cut with a whipsaw.
    2. to expose (someone or something) to two opposite forces at the same time:The economy was whipsawed by inflation and high unemployment.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
whip•saw  (hwip′sô′, wip′-),USA pronunciation n., v., -sawed, -sawed or -sawn, -saw•ing. 
n. 
  1. Buildinga saw for two persons, as a pitsaw, used to divide timbers lengthwise.

v.t. 
  1. Buildingto cut with a whipsaw.
  2. Gamesto win two bets from (a person) at one turn or play, as at faro.
  3. to subject to two opposing forces at the same time:The real-estate market has been whipsawed by high interest rates and unemployment.

v.i. 
  1. Transport(of a trailer, railroad car, etc.) to swing suddenly to the right or left, as in rounding a sharp curve at high speed.
  • whip + saw1 1530–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whipsaw /ˈwɪpˌsɔː/ n
  1. any saw with a flexible blade, such as a bandsaw
 vb ( -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed, -sawn)(transitive)
  1. to saw with a whipsaw
  2. US to defeat in two ways at once
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