كيف تنطق "lift a hand"

expression

US

LIFT-uh-HAND

UK

LIFT-a-HAND

التعريف

To help, especially by offering practical or physical assistance. It is often used in the negative ('not lift a hand') to emphasize when someone does not help at all.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫɪft/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhænd

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈɪft/ /æɪ/ /hˈænd

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

LIFT-uh-HAND

بريطاني

LIFT-a-HAND

استمع في السياق

He didn't lift a hand to help me move the boxes.

She always lifts a hand when someone needs help.

Nobody in the group lifted a hand to clean up.

Everyone stood around and watched, but no one lifted a hand to help.