英:['wɪpsɔ:]
美:['wɪpˌsɔ]
英:['wɪpsɔ:]
美:['wɪpˌsɔ]
whip·saw
wIp saw
复数:whipsaws
第三人称单数:whipsaws
现在分词:whipsawing
过去式:whipsawed
过去分词:whipsawed或whipsawn
noun
a narrow pit saw averaging 5 to 7¹/₂ feet (1.5 to 2.3 meters) in length
verb
transitive verb
to saw with a whipsaw
to beset or victimize in two opposite ways at once, by a two-phase operation, or by the collusive action of two opponents
wage earners were whipsawed by inflation and high taxes
The first known use of whipsaw was in the 15th century
1 Let’s break with tradition and start at the end of this whipsawing episode, which delivers two quick jolts in its closing minutes.
2 Mr. Butz’s portrait of the alcoholic Michael, with his whipsaw changes of mood, combines idiosyncratic specificity with textbook exactness.
3 Flying Lotus repeatedly whipsawed between lush chords and brutal beats with deep basslines.
4 The board voted to close it in 2007, but then whipsawed and voted to reopen it just two years later.
5 “Rachel’s actions,” spurred by maternal instinct, “remain completely relatable, even as she whipsaws between terror and determination, morphing from victim to perpetrator.”
6 Sometimes I feel whipsawed between the future and the past.
7 The songs whipsaw between fury and pessimism, between cynicism and tenacity.
8 In the late 1970s and early ’80s Joel Sternfeld crisscrossed the country, from Beverly Hills, Calif., to Aroostook County, Me., capturing Thoreau’s lives of quiet desperation whipsawed by the American dream in transition.
9 When a train collision kills 18 people, the ensuing investigation whipsaws public opinion like a weather vane.
10 Instead, we put in, ferry into the current and are immediately whipsawed to the bottom of Rocky Island, where Rich pulls into an eddy.
11 In Hollywood, longtime industry executives are whipsawed by two competing and equally powerful forces: fear and loathing of Netflix’s disruptive business model, and deep desire for its money.
12 With inflation fading, instead of cutting interest rates right away, Powell is attempting to slowly lower rates over time to avoid the type of whipsaw monetary policy that can spark recessions.
13 My head whipsawed back and forth, caroming off the wall.
14 It’s possible to feel a little whipsawed by the argument that Scorsese has ignited.
15 The whipsaw of legal settlements underscores the need for the region’s elected leadership to set a clear course for public safety.
16 I counted 15 passengers in our Toyota minivan at one point during a stifling, whipsaw ride from the villa into town.
17 “We’re getting whipsawed by the oil and gas companies,” he said.
18 After the service, as the remaining worshippers gathered outside the church, news whipsawed through the crowd that North Korean troops had crossed the 38th parallel.
19 For much of the concert, King Crimson was a fearsome rhythmic juggernaut, flaunting odd meters and whipsawing between slow, bruising riffs and pinging, syncopated volleys in pieces like “Level Five” and “The ConstruKction of Light.”
20 The economic news of the past two weeks has been enough to leave even seasoned observers feeling whipsawed.