"the short and the long of it" 怎么发音
expression
thuh SHORT and thuh LAWNG uhv it
thuh SHORT and thuh LONG ov it
释义
This expression means the basic or most important point of something, usually after giving details. It sums up the main idea in a simple way.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɫɔŋ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt
英式英语
ðə, ði/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /ˈænd/ /ðə, ði/ /lˈɒŋ/ /ˈɒv/ /ˈɪt
简化发音
美式
thuh SHORT and thuh LAWNG uhv it
英式
thuh SHORT and thuh LONG ov it
语境中听
You want the details or just the short and the long of it?
The short and the long of it is that we need to finish this project today.
After the long discussion, the short and the long of it is that we have to wait.
Here's the short and the long of it: we won the game!