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Definition of double-edged in English: double-edgedadjective dʌbəlˈɛdʒdˌdəbəlˈɛdʒd 1(of a knife or sword) having two cutting edges. （刀，剑）双刃的 Example sentencesExamples - In them, it held a short double-edged sword and circular shield.
- Afar men are known for the long, sharp, double-edged dagger, called a jile, that they wear at the waist.
- Men of the armies fought with double-edged swords, battle-axes, lances, slings, and weapons of archery.
- Reaching over to his left side, he drew his weapon of choice, a long double-edged sword.
- In her left hand she holds the scales of justice while in her right she brandishes her double-edged sword to punish the guilty.
- Kay drew out his two-sided double-edged sword in a defensive motion.
- It resembled an extremely long and wide double-edged knife, with an elaborate handle for improved grip.
- A long silver metal double-edged sword with an angel on the handle-top and a cross on the handle-bottom of the golden sword handle is fastened onto his belt and he has black gauntlets with a sliver band in the middle on both of his wrist.
- The sheathed and double-edged sword, or dodhar, lying across it, once belonged to Shivaji.
- Bear in mind, most jurisdictions prohibit the carrying of double-edged knives, and many do not allow concealed carry of fixed-blade knives.
- The blade was roughly three feet long and was slightly slimmer than a regular double-edged sword.
- The last things on the trays that had come out of the wall were two incredible double-edged swords that had very intricate detailing on their handles.
- On her back she wore a simple double-edged sword, but her strength hid the massive weight that it really was.
Synonyms sarcastic, sardonic, dry, caustic, sharp, stinging, scathing, acerbic, acid, bitter, trenchant, mordant, cynical - 1.1 Having two contradictory aspects or possible outcomes.
有相互矛盾的两个方面的；可能有两种结果的 the consequences can be double-edged 产生的结果可能两种都有。 Example sentencesExamples - This particular nexus of grief, women, and the poetic prophet is a tool with cultural connections which explain the double-edged ambivalences of Miltonic self-fashioning in Paradise Lost.
- The double-edged aspect of disorder in The Street is no-where more apparent than in its ambiguous evocation of gun violence.
- Their exploitation is double-edged - both by the factories and by the contractors.
- Therefore, all of LTC Leonhard's principles have a dual, double-edged nature.
Synonyms ambiguous, equivocal, dual, two-edged, ambivalent, open to debate, open to argument, arguable, debatable
PhrasesA situation or course of action having both positive and negative effects. 双刃剑（指正面和负面效果都有的局面或行为） reductions in taxation are a double-edged sword when used as a device to create jobs Example sentencesExamples - So, as a short cut to happiness, drugs are double-edged swords.
- The problem with public information is that it's the proverbial double-edged sword.
- This facility with language aids the youth in their academic and career prospects, but it is a double-edged sword.
- However the boom will be a double-edged sword for first-time buyers and those with larger mortgages who are at the mercy of interest rates.
- But it is a double-edged sword because if our prices are too high we are not going to get any pupils.
- The very structure of the show becomes a double-edged sword.
- That's the double-edged sword of employee training.
- Note the double-edged sword of technology; it's a very small step from a plant that extracts gold to one that extracts uranium.
- I realised money was a sort of double-edged sword.
- However, this talent is a double-edged sword: his very empathy with the subject eases the transition to light entertainment.
Definition of double-edged in US English: double-edgedadjectiveˌdəbəlˈejdˌdəbəlˈɛdʒd 1(of a knife or sword) having two cutting edges. （刀，剑）双刃的 Example sentencesExamples - In her left hand she holds the scales of justice while in her right she brandishes her double-edged sword to punish the guilty.
- The last things on the trays that had come out of the wall were two incredible double-edged swords that had very intricate detailing on their handles.
- On her back she wore a simple double-edged sword, but her strength hid the massive weight that it really was.
- Kay drew out his two-sided double-edged sword in a defensive motion.
- In them, it held a short double-edged sword and circular shield.
- Men of the armies fought with double-edged swords, battle-axes, lances, slings, and weapons of archery.
- A long silver metal double-edged sword with an angel on the handle-top and a cross on the handle-bottom of the golden sword handle is fastened onto his belt and he has black gauntlets with a sliver band in the middle on both of his wrist.
- The sheathed and double-edged sword, or dodhar, lying across it, once belonged to Shivaji.
- Reaching over to his left side, he drew his weapon of choice, a long double-edged sword.
- Afar men are known for the long, sharp, double-edged dagger, called a jile, that they wear at the waist.
- The blade was roughly three feet long and was slightly slimmer than a regular double-edged sword.
- Bear in mind, most jurisdictions prohibit the carrying of double-edged knives, and many do not allow concealed carry of fixed-blade knives.
- It resembled an extremely long and wide double-edged knife, with an elaborate handle for improved grip.
Synonyms sarcastic, sardonic, dry, caustic, sharp, stinging, scathing, acerbic, acid, bitter, trenchant, mordant, cynical - 1.1 Having two contradictory aspects or possible outcomes.
有相互矛盾的两个方面的；可能有两种结果的 the consequences can be double-edged 产生的结果可能两种都有。 Example sentencesExamples - This particular nexus of grief, women, and the poetic prophet is a tool with cultural connections which explain the double-edged ambivalences of Miltonic self-fashioning in Paradise Lost.
- Their exploitation is double-edged - both by the factories and by the contractors.
- The double-edged aspect of disorder in The Street is no-where more apparent than in its ambiguous evocation of gun violence.
- Therefore, all of LTC Leonhard's principles have a dual, double-edged nature.
Synonyms ambiguous, equivocal, dual, two-edged, ambivalent, open to debate, open to argument, arguable, debatable
PhrasesA situation or course of action having both positive and negative effects. 双刃剑（指正面和负面效果都有的局面或行为） Example sentencesExamples - I realised money was a sort of double-edged sword.
- However, this talent is a double-edged sword: his very empathy with the subject eases the transition to light entertainment.
- The problem with public information is that it's the proverbial double-edged sword.
- However the boom will be a double-edged sword for first-time buyers and those with larger mortgages who are at the mercy of interest rates.
- The very structure of the show becomes a double-edged sword.
- This facility with language aids the youth in their academic and career prospects, but it is a double-edged sword.
- But it is a double-edged sword because if our prices are too high we are not going to get any pupils.
- Note the double-edged sword of technology; it's a very small step from a plant that extracts gold to one that extracts uranium.
- That's the double-edged sword of employee training.
- So, as a short cut to happiness, drugs are double-edged swords.
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