كيف تنطق "under the wire"
expression
ˈəndɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaɪɝ/, /ˈwaɪɹ
UN-der thuh WAI-er
ˈʌndɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈaɪə
UN-duh thuh WAI-uh
التعريف
If you do something "under the wire," you do it at the very last possible moment before a deadline or just in time.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈəndɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaɪɝ/, /ˈwaɪɹ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ˈʌndɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈaɪə
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
UN-der thuh WAI-er
بريطاني
UN-duh thuh WAI-uh
استمع في السياق
She finished her homework under the wire.
They handed in the application under the wire.
We got to the airport under the wire and caught the plane.
That report was submitted under the wire—I almost missed the deadline!