"camel's nose" 怎么发音
expression
KAM-uhlz NOHZ
KAM-uhlz NOHZ
释义
An expression meaning a small, seemingly harmless action that can lead to bigger, usually unwanted, problems if not stopped early.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkæməɫz/ /ˈnoʊz
英式英语
ˈkæməlz/ /nˈəʊz
简化发音
美式
KAM-uhlz NOHZ
英式
KAM-uhlz NOHZ
语境中听
Allowing one exception may be the camel's nose in our company policy.
Be careful, that rule change could be the camel's nose.
Some people think letting phones in class is the camel's nose for more problems.
That new policy is just the camel's nose under the tent—soon they'll change everything.