swingeing

英 [ˈswɪndʒɪŋ]

美 [ˈswɪndʒɪŋ]

adj.  巨额的; 严重的; 巨大的; 尖锐的; 猛烈的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 巨额的；严重的；巨大的
  large and likely to cause people problems, especially financial problems
  1. swingeing cuts in benefits
     补助金的大量削减
  2. swingeing tax increases
     征税大幅提高
• 尖锐的；猛烈的
  extremely critical of sb/sth
  1. a swingeing attack on government policy
     猛烈抨击政府的政策

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (抨击等)尖锐的,猛烈的;(削减)大幅度的，严重的
  Aswingeingaction, such as an attack or cut, is very great or severe.
  1. ...the book mounted a swingeing attack on the materialist, growth-oriented economics of the day...
     该书对当今追逐实利、以增长为导向的经济学进行了猛烈的抨击
  2. There have been swingeing cuts on government subsidies, on housing, food and fuel.
     政府已经大幅度削减了其在住房、食品和燃料方面的补贴。

英英释义

adj

• severe
  1. swingeing taxation
  2. swingeing damages awarded by the judge

双语例句

• There have been swingeing cuts on government subsidies, on housing, food and fuel.
  政府已经大幅度削减了其在住房、食品和燃料方面的补贴。
• Politicians now compete to propose swingeing regulations that would have been unthinkable just two years ago.
  政治家如今争相提出在短短两年前还是不可思议的强有力监管措施。
• Let others make their swingeing cuts first in the hope that they will deflect attention from you.
  先让其他人进行大规模裁员，希望这能让他们把注意力从你身上转移。
• Volkswagen, for instance, never lost its market-leading position but it did plunge into losses in 2006, forcing a swingeing cost-cutting plan.
  例如，大众汽车此前从未丧失在中国市场的领头羊地位，但该公司2006年陷入了亏损，迫使其提出了彻底的成本削减计划。
• At least twice during his 12 years in London he was asked by Tokyo headquarters to make swingeing cost cuts.
  在伦敦的12年期间，东京总部至少有两次要求他大幅削减成本。
• There are swingeing sanctions and penalties for failing to pay your taxes.
  你若不交税将受严厉的制裁和处罚。
• Even with the swingeing new measures, the government will miss its targets for deficit reduction.
  但即使实施了这些严厉的新措施，希腊政府也无法完成其赤字削减目标。
• These are swingeing cuts.
  这些削减可谓极为严厉。
• Alignment with a similar petroleum tax solely on prospective projects might give the government a better argument for implementing the swingeing 40 per cent tax.
  如果仿效类似的石油税，仅对未来项目征税，可能会让政府施行40%的高额税率获得更充分的理由。
• Avoid investment vehicles that inflict swingeing charges in exchange for what in most cases will amount to market performance or worse.
  避开产生巨额收费、以换取回报的投资工具，因为多数情况下，这些回报也只能达到市场大盘的水平甚至更糟。