widow-maker

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɪ.dəʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/|/-də-/    美 /ˈwɪ.doʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/|/-də-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something which or someone who takes a person's life, particularly men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade. idiomatic
    — O, it grieves my soul, / That I must draw this metal from my side / To be a widow-maker!
  2. The detached or broken limb of a tree, a hazard to those walking underneath.
  3. An occlusion of the left coronary artery or its anterior interventricular branch; which is likely to cause a fatal heart attack. informal
  4. The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. slang

词形变化

widow-makers plural widow maker alternative widowmaker alternative

词源

From widow + maker. For sense 4, compare German Witwenmacher.
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