كيف تنطق "fiddle while rome burns"
expression
ˈfɪdəɫ/ /ˈhwaɪɫ/, /ˈwaɪɫ/ /ˈɹoʊm/ /ˈbɝnz
FID-uhl while ROHM BERNZ
fˈɪdəl/ /wˈaɪl/ /rəʊm/ /bˈɜːnz
FID-uhl WYLE ROHM BERNZ
التعريف
To do nothing, or focus on trivial things, while serious problems are happening; to ignore a major crisis.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈfɪdəɫ/ /ˈhwaɪɫ/, /ˈwaɪɫ/ /ˈɹoʊm/ /ˈbɝnz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
fˈɪdəl/ /wˈaɪl/ /rəʊm/ /bˈɜːnz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
FID-uhl while ROHM BERNZ
بريطاني
FID-uhl WYLE ROHM BERNZ
استمع في السياق
The boss just fiddles while Rome burns instead of fixing the problem.
The city leaders fiddled while Rome burned during the flood crisis.
She was accused of fiddling while Rome burned during the financial crash.
Politicians sometimes fiddle while Rome burns and ignore voters’ real needs.