"cry wolf" 怎么发音
expression
KRYE WUHLF
krye WUHLF
释义
To falsely warn about danger or problems so many times that people stop believing you when it is real.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkɹaɪ/ /ˈwʊɫf
英式英语
kɹˈaɪ/ /wˈʊlf
简化发音
美式
KRYE WUHLF
英式
krye WUHLF
语境中听
If you cry wolf all the time, people will not help you when you really need it.
He likes to cry wolf, so no one believes him anymore.
Don’t cry wolf unless you really need help.
After he cried wolf so many times, nobody even checked when he called for help.