whipsaw

verb

/ˈwɪpsɔː/

(especially North American English)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they whipsaw	/ˈwɪpsɔː/ /ˈwɪpsɔː/
he / she / it whipsaws	/ˈwɪpsɔːz/ /ˈwɪpsɔːz/
past simple whipsawed	/ˈwɪpsɔːd/ /ˈwɪpsɔːd/
past participle whipsawed	/ˈwɪpsɔːd/ /ˈwɪpsɔːd/
-ing form whipsawing	/ˈwɪpsɔːɪŋ/ /ˈwɪpsɔːɪŋ/

[transitive] whipsaw something to cut something with a whipsaw油锯：用油锯切东西
- They were whipsawing lumber.他们在锯木头。
[transitive] whipsaw somebody/something to expose somebody/something to two difficult situations or opposing forces at the same time鞭子：使某人/某物同时处于两种困难情况或敌对势力下
- The public has been whipsawed by good and bad news about vitamins.关于维生素的好消息和坏消息令公众震惊。
[intransitive, transitive] whipsaw (something) to rise or fall or move back and forth; to cause something to do this鞭子
synonym fluctuate
- Gold has whipsawed, falling from a peak of $1 000 an ounce.黄金价格大幅下跌，从每盎司1 000美元的峰值回落。
[transitive] whipsaw somebody to cheat or beat somebody in two ways at once鞭子：一次以两种方式欺骗或殴打某人
- The champions whipsawed them with equally effective running and passing for a 24–7 victory.冠军们以同样有效的跑动和传球击败了他们，以24比7获胜。