"empty suit" 怎么发音
expression
EM-tee SOOT
EM-tee SOOT
释义
An 'empty suit' is a person, often a manager or executive, who appears important or powerful but lacks real ability, knowledge, or substance.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɛmpti/, /ˈɛmti/ /ˈsut
英式英语
ˈɛmpti/ /sˈuːt
简化发音
美式
EM-tee SOOT
英式
EM-tee SOOT
语境中听
Many employees think the new manager is just an empty suit.
The company hired an empty suit to lead the project.
Don't be fooled by his title; he's just an empty suit.
Everyone at the meeting could tell he was just another empty suit with no real power.