Cómo Pronunciar "like rats abandoning a sinking ship"

expression

LYKE RATS uh-BAN-duh-ning uh SING-king SHIP

lyke RATS ub-AN-du-ning ay SING-king SHIP

Definición

This expression describes people leaving a situation when it starts to fail or become dangerous, just to save themselves. It compares them to rats, who are believed to escape a sinking ship before it goes down.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈɹæts/ /əˈbændənɪŋ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪp

Inglés Británico

lˈaɪk/ /ɹˈæts/ /ɐbˈændənɪŋ/ /æɪ/ /sˈɪŋkɪŋ/ /ʃˈɪp

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

LYKE RATS uh-BAN-duh-ning uh SING-king SHIP

lyke RATS ub-AN-du-ning ay SING-king SHIP

Escucha en Contexto

When the company started losing money, employees left like rats abandoning a sinking ship.

He quit his team like rats abandoning a sinking ship when things got tough.

As soon as trouble started, they left the project like rats abandoning a sinking ship.

When the scandal broke, politicians disappeared like rats abandoning a sinking ship.