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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   whipsaw

   • IPA[ˈ(h)wipˌsô]

   美式

   • n.
     a saw with a narrow blade and a handle at both ends, used typically by two people.
   • v.
     cut with a whipsaw；subject to two difficult situations or opposing pressures at the same time

   • verb: whipsaw, 3rd person present: whipsaws, gerund or present participle: whipsawing, past tense: whipsawed, past participle: whipsawn

   • noun: whipsaw, plural noun: whipsaws

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a saw with a narrow blade and a handle at both ends, used typically by two people.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. North American cut with a whipsaw he was whipsawing lumber
   • ▪ North American subject to two difficult situations or opposing pressures at the same time the army has been whipsawed by a shrinking budget and a growing pool of recruits
   • ▪ North American compel to do something.
   • ▪ North American subject to a double loss, as when buying a security before the price falls and selling before the price rises.
   • ▪ North American cheat or beat (someone) in two ways at once or by the collusion of two others.
3. • 更多解釋

   whipsaw

   • IPA[ˈwɪpsɔː]

   英式

   • n.
     a saw with a narrow blade and a handle at both ends, used typically by two people.
   • v.
     cut with a whipsaw: he was whipsawing lumber

   Oxford Dictionary