"all hat and no cattle" 怎么发音

expression

AWL HAT and noh KAT-uhl

释义

Used to describe someone who talks confidently or boasts but does not actually do anything impressive; they only give the appearance of having power, ability, or achievements.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɔɫ/ /ˈhæt/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈnoʊ/ /ˈkætəɫ

英式英语

ˈɔːl/ /hˈæt/ /ˈænd/ /nəʊ/ /kˈætəl

简化发音

美式

AWL HAT and noh KAT-uhl

英式

AWL HAT and noh KAT-uhl

语境中听

He is all hat and no cattle when it comes to helping out.

Don’t be all hat and no cattle—show what you can really do!

The politician sounded confident, but he was just all hat and no cattle.

She talks a big game, but she’s all hat and no cattle.