"break your back" 怎么发音
expression
ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈbæk
BRAYK-yer-BAK or BRAYK-yor-BAK
bɹˈeɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈæk
br-AYK-yaw-BAK
释义
To work extremely hard, usually with great effort and sometimes exhaustion, often to achieve something or help someone.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈbæk
英式英语
bɹˈeɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈæk
简化发音
美式
BRAYK-yer-BAK or BRAYK-yor-BAK
英式
br-AYK-yaw-BAK
语境中听
He breaks his back to provide for his family.
Don’t break your back finishing this project tonight.
She broke her back cleaning the whole house before the guests arrived.
I’m not going to break my back for a boss who doesn’t care.