Cómo Pronunciar "watery grave"

expression

WAW-ter-ee GRAYV

WAW-tuh-ree GRAYV

Definición

A poetic or figurative way to describe dying by drowning, or being lost at sea or in water, so that one's body is buried in water rather than on land.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈwɔtɝi/ /ˈɡɹeɪv

Inglés Británico

wˈɔːtəɹi/ /ɡɹeɪv

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

WAW-ter-ee GRAYV

WAW-tuh-ree GRAYV

Escucha en Contexto

Many sailors met a watery grave during the storm.

The ship sank, giving everyone on board a watery grave.

He feared a watery grave while swimming far from shore.

The story tells of pirates who found their watery grave chasing treasure.