double whammy
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double whammies
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双重打击, 双重灾难
a situation in which one gets affected by two unpleasant or unfortunate events that happen at once
The idiom "double whammy" is believed to have originated in the United States in the early 20th century and is used to describe a situation where two negative events happen at the same time, compounding the negative impact. The term "whammy" is slang for a curse or jinx, and the "double whammy" is a situation where two curses or negative events occur simultaneously, making the situation even worse.
- He is facing a double whammy of health problems and financial difficulties.
他正面临着健康问题和财务困难的双重打击。
- If we don't prepare for the upcoming storm, we could face a double whammy of power outages and flooding.
如果我们不为即将到来的风暴做准备，我们可能会面临停电和洪水的双重打击。
- She experienced a double whammy of losing her job and getting into a car accident.
她经历了失去工作和遭遇车祸的双重打击。
- The team faced a double whammy of injuries and bad weather during the championship game.
在冠军赛中，团队面临着伤病和恶劣天气的双重打击。
- They have been hit with a double whammy of a natural disaster and an economic recession.
他们遭受了自然灾害和经济衰退的双重打击。