"body blow" 怎么发音
expression
BAH-dee bloh
BOD-ee BLOH
释义
A powerful hit to the body, especially in boxing. Figuratively, it means a big disappointment or setback that is hard to recover from.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈbɑdi/ /ˈbɫoʊ
英式英语
bˈɒdi/ /blˈəʊ
简化发音
美式
BAH-dee bloh
英式
BOD-ee BLOH
语境中听
The boxer took a body blow in the third round.
Losing his job was a body blow to his confidence.
The new tax was a body blow to small businesses.
That news came as a real body blow to our team.