"a fate worse than death" 怎么发音
expression
uh FAYT WURS than DETH
uh FAYT WURS than DETH
释义
If you say something is "a fate worse than death," you mean it would be extremely unpleasant or unbearable—so bad you think dying would almost be better.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfeɪt/ /ˈwɝs/ /ˈðæn/, /ðən/ /ˈdɛθ
英式英语
æɪ/ /fˈeɪt/ /wˈɜːs/ /ðˈɐn/ /dˈɛθ
简化发音
美式
uh FAYT WURS than DETH
英式
uh FAYT WURS than DETH
语境中听
For some people, public speaking is a fate worse than death.
He said losing his phone was a fate worse than death.
Sitting through that long lecture felt like a fate worse than death.
If I had to eat broccoli every day, that would be a fate worse than death for me.