| 单词 | whip-sawing |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhip-sawing whip-sawing n. (literal and figurative); ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > something disadvantageous in two ways whip-saw1873 whip-sawing1885 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > sawing or cutting > specific ripsawing1842 through-and-through sawing1876 rift sawing1881 quarter sawing1883 whip-sawing1885 sawmilling1901 plain sawing1931 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > bribery > taking of bribes > by politicians whip-sawing1885 chop-chop1966 1885 Mag. Amer. Hist. 13 496/1 Whip-sawing, the acceptance of fees or bribes from two opposing persons or parties. 1903 Sun (N.Y.) 8 Nov. 10 The speculators have subjected themselves to the process known in Wall Street as whipsawing, that is, they have bought when the market was strong and sold when the market was weak, and found each time that they bought at the top and sold at the bottom. 1930 H. A. Innis Fur Trade in Canada ii. v. 140 Men were engaged in cutting, squaring, whipsawing, and hauling timber for the construction and repair of the forts. 1975 Weekend Mag. (Montreal) 12/1 Whip-sawing, industrial relations slang for the union practice of wringing a high settlement from a weak company and then using that settlement as a floor for bargaining with a big company, was rampant. < as lemmas |
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