"toothpaste is out of the tube" 怎么发音

expression

US

TOOTH-payst iz owt uhv thuh TOOB

UK

TOOTH-payst iz owt ov thuh TYOOB

释义

This means something has happened that cannot be undone or reversed, like when you squeeze toothpaste from a tube and cannot put it back. It describes a situation where it is too late to change things.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈtuθˌpeɪst/ /ˈɪz/, /ɪz/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtjub/, /ˈtub

英式英语

tˈuːθpeɪst/ /ˈɪz/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /tjˈuːb

简化发音

美式

TOOTH-payst iz owt uhv thuh TOOB

英式

TOOTH-payst iz owt ov thuh TYOOB

语境中听

After sending the email, the toothpaste is out of the tube.

Once the news is out, the toothpaste is out of the tube.

He told the secret, so the toothpaste is out of the tube.

You can’t unsend that text—the toothpaste is out of the tube now.