"last nail in the coffin" 怎么发音
expression
LAST nayl in thuh KAW-fin
LAHST nayl in thuh KOF-in
释义
A final event or action that causes failure or ends something for good, especially after a series of problems.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɫæs/, /ˈɫæst/ /ˈneɪɫ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɔfɪn
英式英语
lˈɑːst/ /nˈeɪl/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈɒfɪn
简化发音
美式
LAST nayl in thuh KAW-fin
英式
LAHST nayl in thuh KOF-in
语境中听
The store's poor sales were the last nail in the coffin for the business.
Losing their biggest client was the last nail in the coffin for the company.
The final exam failure was the last nail in the coffin for his graduation hopes.
That new tax law was really the last nail in the coffin—so many shops shut down after it passed.