كيف تنطق "a shot in the arm"

expression

US

uh-SHOT in thee-ARM

UK

uh-SHOT in thee-AHM

التعريف

Something that gives encouragement, energy, or refreshes a person or situation. It is often used to describe actions or events that improve things when they are not going well.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈʃɑt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɑɹm

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /ʃˈɒt/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈɑːm

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

uh-SHOT in thee-ARM

بريطاني

uh-SHOT in thee-AHM

استمع في السياق

Winning the award was a shot in the arm for her confidence.

The new equipment gave the company a shot in the arm.

Her kind words were a shot in the arm for me.

The team's first win in months was a shot in the arm they desperately needed.