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two-edged
adjective
UKuk /ˌtuːˈedʒd/ us /ˌtuːˈedʒd/
two-edgedadjective (BLADE)
having two sharp edges for cutting: 双刃的
a two-edged sword双刃剑
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hand weapons
basket hilt
battleaxe
bayonet
blowgun
blowpipe
double-edged sword
falchion
flick knife
goad
haft
halberd
rapier
recurve
rocket-propelled grenade
RPG
sabre
scabbard
tomahawk
trident
unfond
two-edgedadjective (TWO MEANINGS)
A two-edged remark can be understood in two very different ways, one of them positive and one of them negative: （话语）可作两种不同解释的，有双重含义的，双关的
"That was amazingly generous of you!" "Well, that was a two-edged comment - are you saying I'm usually mean?"“你这么慷慨，真令人吃惊！”“这话可有两层意思——你是说我通常很吝啬吗？”
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double-edged
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Difficult to understand
abstruse
abstrusely
ambiguity
ambiguous
ambiguously
esoteric
esoterically
fathomless
fathomlessly
garble
it's all Greek to meidiom
labyrinthine
lost
non-intuitive
obscurely
unreadable
verbiage
verbosely
verbosity
wasted on someoneidiom
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