whammy

《柯林斯词典》对“whammy”的解释：

noun 1. If you say that someone has put a whammy on you or has given you a whammy, you mean that they have used magic powers or done something to you in order to bring you bad luck. (INFORMAL) 如果你说有人给你下了个厄运，或是给你施加了个厄运，你是指他们用魔法或做了某些事情以带来你倒霉的运气。（非正式） 2. If you say that something has put a whammy on you or has given you a whammy, you mean that it has caused you a lot of problems or trouble. (INFORMAL) 如果你说某事给你带来了厄运，或是给你带来了厄运，你是指它给你带来了很多问题或麻烦。（非正式） 3. If you say that someone or something is a whammy, you mean that they are causing a lot of problems or trouble. (INFORMAL) 如果你说某人或某物是个厄运，你是指他们给你带来了很多问题或麻烦。（非正式） adjective 1. If you say that something has a whammy effect on people, you mean that it affects them very strongly, often in a negative way. (INFORMAL) 如果你说某事对人们有很大的影响，你是指它对他们产生了很强的影响，通常是负面的。（非正式）

《牛津词典》对“whammy”的解释：

noun 1. A supernatural or magic spell; a curse. 一种超自然的或魔法的咒语；诅咒。 2. An event with a powerful and unpleasant effect. 一种具有强大且令人不愉快的影响的事件。 adjective 1. Having a supernatural or magic effect; bewitching. 具有超自然或魔法效果的；迷人的。

词语辨析：

“whammy”与“curse”、“hex”、“jinx”等词语有相似的含义，都表示一种不幸或厄运的力量。其中，“curse”强调被诅咒的状态或行为，通常指因某种神秘力量而受到的严重不幸；“hex”指通过魔法而施加的厄运或咒语；“jinx”指被认为带来不幸或厄运的人或物。

词汇扩充：

1. put/place a whammy on someone: 施加厄运于某人 2. give someone a whammy: 给某人带来厄运 3. have a whammy effect: 产生厄运的影响 4. be under a whammy: 处于厄运之中 5. a string of whammies: 一连串的厄运

近义词：

curse, hex, jinx, spell

反义词：

blessing, luck

用法：

- She believes that someone has put a whammy on her, causing all her misfortunes. 她相信有人给她下了个厄运，导致她的一切不幸。 - The team has been under a whammy lately, losing every game they played. 近来这支球队一直处于厄运之中，输掉了每场比赛。 - The economic crisis has placed a whammy on the country's financial stability. 经济危机给国家的财政稳定带来了厄运。 - The new policy had a whammy effect on the company's profits, causing a significant decline. 新政策对公司的利润产生了巨大的影响，导致了显著的下降。

柯林斯词典例句：

1. It's a whammy on people who live in the city. 这对于城市居民来说是个厄运。 2. The whammy is that they're more likely to get ill. 遗憾的是他们更容易生病。 3. He's not the only one feeling the whammy. 他不是唯一一个感受到厄运的人。 4. She thinks someone has put the whammy on her. 她认为有人给她下了个厄运。 5. I think the jinx is over; we've had a good run. 我觉得厄运已经过去了，我们一直很顺利。 6. The team has been under a jinx lately, losing every game they played. 近来这支球队一直处于厄运之中，输掉了每场比赛。 7. The economic crisis has placed a curse on the country's financial stability. 经济危机给国家的财政稳定带来了厄运。 8. The new policy had a spell effect on the company's profits, causing a significant decline. 新政策对公司的利润产生了巨大的影响，导致了显著的下降。 9. He believed that the curse had been lifted. 他相信诅咒已经解除了。 10. The witch put a hex on him, causing him to have bad luck for years. 女巫给他下了个咒语，导致他多年来一直倒霉。

牛津词典例句：

1. She believes that someone has put a curse on her, causing all her misfortunes. 她相信有人给她下了个诅咒，导致她的一切不幸。 2. The whammy of unemployment has hit the city hard. 失业的厄运给这座城市带来了严重打击。 3. The team has been under a whammy lately, losing every game they played. 近来这支球队一直处于厄运之中，输掉了每场比赛。 4. The economic crisis has put a hex on the country's financial stability. 经济危机给国家的财政稳定带来了厄运。 5. The new policy had a whammy effect on the company's profits, causing a significant decline. 新政策对公司的利润产生了巨大的影响，导致了显著的下降。 6. He believed that the spell had been broken and his luck would change. 他相信魔咒已经解除，他的运气会改变。 7. She claims to have been under a jinx all her life. 她声称她一生都受到了厄运的困扰。 8. The witch put a hex on him, causing him to have bad luck for years. 女巫给他下了个咒语，导致他多年来一直倒霉。