كيف تنطق "a basket case"

expression

US

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbæskət/ /ˈkeɪs

uh BAS-kut KAYS

UK

æɪ/ /bˈɑːskɪt/ /kˈeɪs

uh BAH-skit KAYS

التعريف

A person or thing that is completely unable to function normally, usually because of emotional stress or chaos. Informally used for someone or something in a hopeless or ruined state.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbæskət/ /ˈkeɪs

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /bˈɑːskɪt/ /kˈeɪs

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

uh BAS-kut KAYS

بريطاني

uh BAH-skit KAYS

استمع في السياق

After the accident, he was a basket case for months.

She felt like a basket case before her final exams.

This old computer is a basket case now and won’t start.

Don’t ask me to help, I’m already a basket case today!