Como Pronunciar "desert a sinking ship"

expression

DEH-zurt uh SING-king SHIP

di-ZURT uh SING-king SHIP

Definição

To leave a group or organization when it starts failing or having problems, instead of staying to help. Usually used to criticize someone for abandoning others in difficult times.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈdɛzɝt/, /dɪˈzɝt/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪp

Inglês Britânico

dɪˈzɜːt/ /æɪ/ /sˈɪŋkɪŋ/ /ʃˈɪp

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

DEH-zurt uh SING-king SHIP

di-ZURT uh SING-king SHIP

Ouça em Contexto

He decided to desert a sinking ship when the company started losing money.

Many board members deserted a sinking ship during the scandal.

Don't desert a sinking ship just because things get hard.

He didn't want to be seen as someone who would desert a sinking ship when the project failed.