"a bull in a china shop" 怎么发音
expression
uh BOOL in uh CHY-nuh SHAHp
uh BOOL in uh CHY-nuh SHOP
释义
An idiom describing someone who is very clumsy, careless, or likely to accidentally cause damage, especially in a delicate or sensitive situation.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbʊɫ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtʃaɪnə/ /ˈʃɑp
英式英语
æɪ/ /bˈʊl/ /ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /tʃˈaɪnɐ/ /ʃˈɒp
简化发音
美式
uh BOOL in uh CHY-nuh SHAHp
英式
uh BOOL in uh CHY-nuh SHOP
语境中听
Tom is like a bull in a china shop when he cleans the house.
Be careful—with your big backpack, you’ll be a bull in a china shop.
If you’re nervous, you might act like a bull in a china shop.
Give Mark anything fragile and he turns into a bull in a china shop.