"city slicker" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈsɪti/ /ˈsɫɪkɝ

SIH-tee SLIK-er

UK

sˈɪti/ /slˈɪkɐ

SIH-tee SLIK-uh

释义

A 'city slicker' is a person from the city, often seen as sophisticated but lacking knowledge or experience of rural life. The term is usually informal and can be a bit negative or playful.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈsɪti/ /ˈsɫɪkɝ

英式英语

sˈɪti/ /slˈɪkɐ

简化发音

美式

SIH-tee SLIK-er

英式

SIH-tee SLIK-uh

语境中听

He is a real city slicker, always wearing fancy clothes.

The city slicker didn’t know how to milk a cow.

Locals laughed at the city slicker lost in the fields.

You can always spot a city slicker by how they react to bugs.