"a basket case" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbæskət/ /ˈkeɪs

uh BAS-kut KAYS

UK

æɪ/ /bˈɑːskɪt/ /kˈeɪs

uh BAH-skit KAYS

释义

A person or thing that is completely unable to function normally, usually because of emotional stress or chaos. Informally used for someone or something in a hopeless or ruined state.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbæskət/ /ˈkeɪs

英式英语

æɪ/ /bˈɑːskɪt/ /kˈeɪs

简化发音

美式

uh BAS-kut KAYS

英式

uh BAH-skit KAYS

语境中听

After the accident, he was a basket case for months.

She felt like a basket case before her final exams.

This old computer is a basket case now and won’t start.

Don’t ask me to help, I’m already a basket case today!