كيف تنطق "deadwood"
word
/ˈdɛdˌwʊd/
DED-wuud
/dˈɛdwʊd/
DED-wuud
التعريف
'Deadwood' refers to branches or trees that are no longer alive, or, in a figurative sense, to people or things that are no longer useful or needed, especially in an organization.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
/ˈdɛdˌwʊd/
الإنجليزية البريطانية
/dˈɛdwʊd/
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
DED-wuud
بريطاني
DED-wuud
استمع في السياق
We need to remove the deadwood from the team to improve performance.
Several deadwood branches fell during the storm.
The manager wants to cut the deadwood from the company.
After the reorganization, a lot of deadwood was let go from the department.