"borrowed time" 怎么发音
expression
ˈbɑˌɹoʊd/ /ˈtaɪm
BAH-rohd TYME
bˈɒɹəʊd/ /tˈaɪm
BOR-ohd TYME
释义
A period after the expected end of something, especially after a near escape from death or failure; time that someone was not expected to still have.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈbɑˌɹoʊd/ /ˈtaɪm
英式英语
bˈɒɹəʊd/ /tˈaɪm
简化发音
美式
BAH-rohd TYME
英式
BOR-ohd TYME
语境中听
After the accident, he felt like he was living on borrowed time.
The doctor said she was on borrowed time.
After his company almost closed, he knew he was working on borrowed time.
"Honestly, after my illness, every day feels like borrowed time," she admitted.