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whipsaw 音标拼音: [w'ɪps ,ɔ] [hw'ɪps ,ɔ] n. 套在木框的大齿锯; [美口] 使两头吃亏 套在木框的大齿锯; [美口] 使两头吃亏 whipsaw n 1: a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people [ synonym: { two- handed saw}, { whipsaw}, { two- man saw}, { lumberman' s saw}] v 1: victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations 2: saw with a whipsawWhipsaw \ Whip" saw`\, n. 1. A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A kind of narrow ripsaw, tapering from butt to point, with hook teeth and averaging from 5 to 71/ 2 feet in length, used by one or two men. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Whipsaw \ Whip" saw`\, v. t. 1. To saw with the whipsaw. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To defeat in, or cause to lose, two different bets at the same turn or in one play, as a player at faro who has made two bets at the same time, one that a card will lose and another that a different card will win; hence, to defeat in spite of every effort. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. to cause to suffer a setback or losses by subjecting to two forces at the same time or in rapid succession; as, consumers were whipsawed by both inflation and higher sales taxes. [ PJC] 4. ( Finance) to cause to suffer a series of losses in trading when buying and selling at the wrong times in a rapidly fluctuating market; -- especially used when an attempt is made, by selling short, to recover losses from a long purchase in a declining market, and the short sale also results in a loss when the market subsequently rises. Used mostly in the passive; as, to be whipsawed by exaggerated responses to a changing outlook. [ PJC]
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