"breathe down your neck" 怎么发音
expression
BREETH-down-yur-NEK
BREETH-down-YAW-NEK
释义
When someone observes or supervises you very closely, especially in a way that feels uncomfortable or like they are putting pressure on you.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈbɹið/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈnɛk
英式英语
bɹˈiːð/ /dˈaʊn/ /jˈɔː/ /nˈɛk
简化发音
美式
BREETH-down-yur-NEK
英式
BREETH-down-YAW-NEK
语境中听
My boss always breathes down my neck when I work.
I can't concentrate with someone breathing down my neck.
Stop breathing down my neck, I know what I'm doing!
Ever since the mistake, my supervisor has been breathing down my neck nonstop.