widow-maker

短语

发音

UK /ˈwɪ.dəʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/
AU
UK /-də-/
US /ˈwɪ.doʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/
US /-də-/

词形变化

widow-makers 复数

别名

widow maker

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    习语
  2. 2.

    The detached or broken limb of a tree, a hazard to those walking underneath.

    商务
  3. 3.

    An occlusion of the left coronary artery or its anterior interventricular branch; which is likely to cause a fatal heart attack.

    非正式 医学
  4. 4.

    The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.

    俚语 政治 军事

词源

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

来源：wiktionary