| 单词 | whipsaw |
| 释义 | whipsaw /hwip"saw', wip"-/, n. , v. , whipsawed, whipsawed or whipsawn, whipsawing. n. 1. a saw for two persons, as a pitsaw, used to divide timbers lengthwise. v.t. 2. to cut with a whipsaw. 3. to win two bets from (a person) at one turn or play, as at faro. 4. 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. 5. (of a trailer, railroad car, etc.) to swing suddenly to the right or left, as in rounding a sharp curve at high speed. [1530-40; WHIP + SAW1] |
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