"close the stable door after the horse has bolted" 怎么发音
expression
释义
To try to prevent something bad after it has already happened, when it is too late to make a difference.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsteɪbəɫ/ /ˈdɔɹ/ /ˈæftɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhɔɹs/ /ˈhæz/, /həz/ /ˈboʊɫtəd/, /ˈboʊɫtɪd
英式英语
kləʊz/ /ðə, ði/ /stˈeɪbəl/ /dˈɔː/ /ˈɑːftɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /hˈɔːs/ /hˈæz/ /bˈəʊltɪd
简化发音
美式
KLOHS (or KLOHZ) thuh STAY-buhl DOR AF-ter thuh HORS HAZ (or huz) BOHL-tid
英式
KLOHZ thuh (or thee) STAY-buhl DAW AHF-tuh thuh (or thee) HAWSE HAZ BOHL-tid
语境中听
It's pointless to close the stable door after the horse has bolted; the files are already gone.
They tried to fix the leak, but it was closing the stable door after the horse had bolted.
You can't close the stable door after the horse has bolted—next time, be prepared.
Introducing new safety rules now is just closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.