كيف تنطق "put out to pasture"
expression
PUT-owt-tuh-PAST-cher
put-OWT-too-PAHST-chuh
التعريف
To stop someone from working, usually because they are considered old or no longer useful; originally from farming, meaning to let animals retire to a field.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈpʊt/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpæstʃɝ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
pʊt/ /ˈaʊt/ /tˈuː/ /pˈɑːstʃɐ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
PUT-owt-tuh-PAST-cher
بريطاني
put-OWT-too-PAHST-chuh
استمع في السياق
After 40 years with the company, Mr. Lee was put out to pasture.
Some workers fear being put out to pasture before they are ready.
He doesn't want to be put out to pasture; he still loves his job.
After the new management came in, a lot of senior staff got put out to pasture.