كيف تنطق "live on borrowed time"
expression
LIV on BOR-rohd TIME
liv on BORR-ohd time
التعريف
To continue living or existing after the time you were expected to die or fail, often surprisingly or against the odds.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈɫaɪv/, /ˈɫɪv/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈbɑˌɹoʊd/ /ˈtaɪm
الإنجليزية البريطانية
lɪv/ /ˈɒn/ /bˈɒɹəʊd/ /tˈaɪm
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
LIV on BOR-rohd TIME
بريطاني
liv on BORR-ohd time
استمع في السياق
After his heart attack, the doctors said he was living on borrowed time.
The old bridge is living on borrowed time after so many years of use.
Many endangered animals are living on borrowed time.
Don’t waste your days—you never know if you’re living on borrowed time.