"break your neck" 怎么发音
expression
ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈnɛk
BRAYK-yor-NEK, BRAYK-yur-NEK
bɹˈeɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /nˈɛk
brayk-YAW-nek
释义
To literally injure or break your neck, or, more commonly, to try extremely hard to achieve something or do a task.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈnɛk
英式英语
bɹˈeɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /nˈɛk
简化发音
美式
BRAYK-yor-NEK, BRAYK-yur-NEK
英式
brayk-YAW-nek
语境中听
You shouldn’t have to break your neck just to get a little recognition.
She almost broke her neck rushing to catch the bus this morning.
Be careful or you'll break your neck climbing that tree.
He worked late every night and really broke his neck to get the project done.