"by any stretch of the imagination" 怎么发音

expression

US

BY EN-ee STRECH uhv thuh i-madzh-uh-NAY-shun

UK

by EN-ee strech uhv the i-madzh-in-AY-shun

释义

This expression means that something is not true or possible at all, even if you try very hard to imagine it. It emphasizes strong denial or impossibility.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈbaɪ/ /ˈɛni/ /ˈstɹɛtʃ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˌɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən

英式英语

bˈaɪ/ /ˈɛni/ /stɹˈɛtʃ/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /ɪmˌædʒɪnˈeɪʃən

简化发音

美式

BY EN-ee STRECH uhv thuh i-madzh-uh-NAY-shun

英式

by EN-ee strech uhv the i-madzh-in-AY-shun

语境中听

He is not a good singer by any stretch of the imagination.

That movie isn’t interesting by any stretch of the imagination.

It wasn’t cheap by any stretch of the imagination.

He’s not a leader by any stretch of the imagination—he just follows what others say.