كيف تنطق "green around the gills"

expression

GREEN er-OWND thuh GILZ

green ur-OWND thuh GILZ

التعريف

To look pale, sick, or like you might vomit; an informal expression used when someone appears unwell.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɡɹin/ /ɝˈaʊn/, /ɝˈaʊnd/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡɪɫz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ɡɹˈiːn/ /ɐɹˈaʊnd/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡɪlz

أمريكي

GREEN er-OWND thuh GILZ

بريطاني

green ur-OWND thuh GILZ

He looks green around the gills after eating that seafood.

If you feel green around the gills, you should sit down.

Jenny was a bit green around the gills after the roller coaster.

Don’t worry, lots of people look green around the gills when they fly for the first time.