"bark up the wrong tree" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈbɑɹk/ /ˈəp/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹɔŋ/ /ˈtɹi

BARK up thuh RAWNG TREE

UK

bˈɑːk/ /ˈʌp/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈɒŋ/ /tɹˈiː

BAAHK up thuh RONG TREE

释义

If you 'bark up the wrong tree,' you are looking in the wrong place or blaming the wrong person for a problem. It means your efforts are directed incorrectly.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈbɑɹk/ /ˈəp/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹɔŋ/ /ˈtɹi

英式英语

bˈɑːk/ /ˈʌp/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈɒŋ/ /tɹˈiː

简化发音

美式

BARK up thuh RAWNG TREE

英式

BAAHK up thuh RONG TREE

语境中听

If you think I broke the window, you're barking up the wrong tree.

She is barking up the wrong tree by blaming her brother for the lost keys.

Don't bark up the wrong tree; I know nothing about this.

You keep asking me, but you're barking up the wrong tree. Try talking to Mark instead.