Cómo Pronunciar "rats abandon a sinking ship"

expression

RATS uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

rats uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

Definición

This saying means that when a situation becomes bad or hopeless, people who are only loyal for their own benefit quickly leave or abandon it. It's used to criticize those who escape problems instead of facing them.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈɹæts/ /əˈbændən/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪp

Inglés Británico

ɹˈæts/ /ɐbˈændən/ /æɪ/ /sˈɪŋkɪŋ/ /ʃˈɪp

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

RATS uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

rats uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

Escucha en Contexto

When the company started failing, rats abandon a sinking ship.

Some workers left early, just like rats abandon a sinking ship.

People often say rats abandon a sinking ship when a team is losing.

When news of the scandal broke, top executives quickly resigned—rats abandon a sinking ship, right?