"bark up the wrong tree" 怎么发音

expression

US

BARK up thuh RAWNG TREE

UK

BAAHK up thuh RONG TREE

释义

If you 'bark up the wrong tree,' you are looking in the wrong place or blaming the wrong person for a problem. It means your efforts are directed incorrectly.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈbɑɹk/ /ˈəp/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹɔŋ/ /ˈtɹi

英式英语

bˈɑːk/ /ˈʌp/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈɒŋ/ /tɹˈiː

简化发音

美式

BARK up thuh RAWNG TREE

英式

BAAHK up thuh RONG TREE

语境中听

If you think I broke the window, you're barking up the wrong tree.

She is barking up the wrong tree by blaming her brother for the lost keys.

Don't bark up the wrong tree; I know nothing about this.

You keep asking me, but you're barking up the wrong tree. Try talking to Mark instead.