"bring to their knees" 怎么发音

expression

US

BRING tuh THAIR NEEZ

UK

bring too THAIR NEEZ

释义

To defeat someone or something completely, making them unable to continue or resist. It often refers to overwhelming a person, group, or organization so much that they are forced to surrender or give up.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈbɹɪŋ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðɛɹ/ /ˈniz

英式英语

bɹˈɪŋ/ /tˈuː/ /ðˈeə/ /nˈiːz

简化发音

美式

BRING tuh THAIR NEEZ

英式

bring too THAIR NEEZ

语境中听

The disease almost brought the country to its knees.

The long war brought the city to its knees.

The new law could bring small businesses to their knees.

After the cyberattack, the entire system was brought to its knees.