كيف تنطق "leave for dead"
expression
ˈɫiv/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈdɛd
LEEV-for-DED or LEEV-fer-DED
lˈiːv/ /fˈɔː/ /dˈɛd
LEEV-for-DED
التعريف
To abandon someone (or something), believing they will not survive or recover. Also used figuratively if someone is given no support, as if they cannot succeed.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈɫiv/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈdɛd
الإنجليزية البريطانية
lˈiːv/ /fˈɔː/ /dˈɛd
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
LEEV-for-DED or LEEV-fer-DED
بريطاني
LEEV-for-DED
استمع في السياق
They found the injured man, who had been left for dead after the accident.
The sailors were left for dead on the deserted island.
She felt left for dead when her friends stopped talking to her.
After the company downsized, many loyal workers felt left for dead by management.