كيف تنطق "shot across the bow"

expression

SHAHT uh-KRAWSS thuh BOW

SHOT uh-KROSS thuh BOH

التعريف

A 'shot across the bow' is a warning or signal given to show that someone is serious and may take stronger action if the situation doesn’t change.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈʃɑt/ /əˈkɹɔs/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbaʊ/, /ˈboʊ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ʃˈɒt/ /əkɹˈɒs/ /ðə, ði/ /bəʊ

أمريكي

SHAHT uh-KRAWSS thuh BOW

بريطاني

SHOT uh-KROSS thuh BOH

The email was a shot across the bow to let the team know changes were coming.

Her words in the meeting were a shot across the bow to her competitors.

Their announcement was just a shot across the bow, not the final decision.

The CEO’s memo felt like a real shot across the bow to anyone thinking of breaking the rules.