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whipsaw

noun
🔊/ˈwɪpsɔː/
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  1. a saw with a narrow cutting edge and a handle at both ends, used by two people together

whipsaw

verb
🔊/ˈwɪpsɔː/
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(especially North American English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they whipsaw
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he / she / it whipsaws
🔊/ˈwɪpsɔːz/
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past simple whipsawed
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past participle whipsawed
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-ing form whipsawing
🔊/ˈwɪpsɔːɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] whipsaw something to cut something with a whipsaw
    • They were whipsawing lumber.他们在鞭打木材。
  2. [transitive] whipsaw somebody/something to expose somebody/something to two difficult situations or opposing forces at the same time
    • The public has been whipsawed by good and bad news about vitamins.公众对维生素的好消息和坏消息都大声疾呼。
  3. [intransitive, transitive] whipsaw (something) to rise or fall or move back and forth; to cause something to do this synonym fluctuate
    • Gold has whipsawed, falling from a peak of $1 000 an ounce.黄金价格从每盎司1000美元的峰值回落。
  4. [transitive] whipsaw somebody to cheat or beat somebody in two ways at once
    • The champions whipsawed them with equally effective running and passing for a 24–7 victory.冠军们用同样有效的跑动和传球鞭打他们，获得24-7胜利。