كيف تنطق "down to the wire"
expression
ˈdaʊn/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaɪɝ/, /ˈwaɪɹ
DOWN-tuh-thuh-WY-er
dˈaʊn/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈaɪə
DOWN-tuh-thuh-WY-uh
التعريف
This expression means that something is not decided until the very last possible moment, often used for competitions or situations that remain uncertain until the end.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈdaʊn/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaɪɝ/, /ˈwaɪɹ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
dˈaʊn/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈaɪə
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
DOWN-tuh-thuh-WY-er
بريطاني
DOWN-tuh-thuh-WY-uh
استمع في السياق
The football game went down to the wire.
The election result was down to the wire.
We worked down to the wire to finish the project.
It was a close match; it came down to the wire.