"a political football" 怎么发音
expression
uh puh-LIH-tih-kuhl FOOT-bawl
uh puh-LIH-tih-kuhl FOOT-bawl
释义
An issue or topic that is used by politicians or parties to gain advantage or blame each other, rather than to solve the problem itself.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /pəˈɫɪtəkəɫ/, /pəˈɫɪtɪkəɫ/ /ˈfʊtˌbɔɫ
英式英语
æɪ/ /pəlˈɪtɪkəl/ /fˈʊtbɔːl
简化发音
美式
uh puh-LIH-tih-kuhl FOOT-bawl
英式
uh puh-LIH-tih-kuhl FOOT-bawl
语境中听
Healthcare has become a political football in this election.
The new law turned into a political football between the two parties.
Education funding shouldn’t be a political football.
They keep tossing immigration back and forth like a political football.