"be left holding the baby" 怎么发音
expression
bee LEFT HOHLD-ing thuh BAY-bee
bee LEFT HOHLD-ing thuh BAY-bee
释义
To be left with the blame, responsibility, or problem after others have avoided it or disappeared, often unfairly.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈɫɛft/ /ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbeɪbi
英式英语
bˈiː/ /lˈɛft/ /hˈəʊldɪŋ/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈeɪbi
简化发音
美式
bee LEFT HOHLD-ing thuh BAY-bee
英式
bee LEFT HOHLD-ing thuh BAY-bee
语境中听
When the project failed, I was left holding the baby.
She did all the work, but he was left holding the baby.
Don’t leave me holding the baby if things go wrong.
Everyone disappeared at the last minute, and I was left holding the baby again.