| 英语单词 | double-edged |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 美 |
| 中文释义 | 双头的. adj.双重的;两刃的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Double bubble gum bubbles double. (2) The engines were arranged in a double pattern. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 双重的泡泡糖能吹双重的泡泡。 (2) 发动机安排成一个双重的图案。 |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ 形容词]可作两种解释的;模棱两可的 If you say that a comment is double-edged, you mean that it has two meanings, so that you are not sure whether the person who said it is being critical or is giving praise.
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]好坏相抵的;似好实坏的;有双重后果的 If you say that something is double-edged, you mean that its positive effects are balanced by its negative effects, or that its negative effects are greater. a double-edged sword→see: sword ; [usu v-link ADJ]
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