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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Banks are facing mounting pressure to curb bonuses – especially in the UK, where the coalition government has embarked on swingeing spending cuts.
  银行正面临越来越大的奖金削减压力&尤其是在英国。英国联合政府已开始着手大幅削减支出。
• In this case, gridlock means dramatic action: a swingeing tax increase with the economy still on its knees.
  这一次，僵局意味着采取激进的行动：在经济形势仍然危急之时大规模增税。
• These are swingeing cuts.
  这些削减可谓极为严厉。
• Its report forecasts that banks will be unwilling to operate at reduced profitability levels and will respond with massive restructuring, including further headcount reductions in some areas and swingeing cuts in compensation across the board.
  报告预测，投行将不愿在盈利水平降低的情况下经营，将通过大规模重组来应对这一情况，包括在一些领域进一步裁员以及全面大幅减少薪酬。
• 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。
• 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。
• Group earnings were boosted by swingeing cost cuts and staff reductions, both running ahead of schedule.
  集团利润得到了大幅削减成本和裁员的推动，这两项工作的进度都较计划有所提前。