كيف تنطق "by any stretch of the imagination"
expression
BY EN-ee STRECH uhv thuh i-madzh-uh-NAY-shun
by EN-ee strech uhv the i-madzh-in-AY-shun
التعريف
This expression means that something is not true or possible at all, even if you try very hard to imagine it. It emphasizes strong denial or impossibility.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈbaɪ/ /ˈɛni/ /ˈstɹɛtʃ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˌɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən
الإنجليزية البريطانية
bˈaɪ/ /ˈɛni/ /stɹˈɛtʃ/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /ɪmˌædʒɪnˈeɪʃən
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
BY EN-ee STRECH uhv thuh i-madzh-uh-NAY-shun
بريطاني
by EN-ee strech uhv the i-madzh-in-AY-shun
استمع في السياق
He is not a good singer by any stretch of the imagination.
That movie isn’t interesting by any stretch of the imagination.
It wasn’t cheap by any stretch of the imagination.
He’s not a leader by any stretch of the imagination—he just follows what others say.