"coattails" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈkoʊtˌteɪɫz

KOHT-taylz

UK

kˈəʊtteɪlz

KUHT-taylz

释义

'Coattails' refers to the long back part of a man's formal jacket. In politics, 'riding someone's coattails' means benefiting from another person's popularity or success.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈkoʊtˌteɪɫz

英式英语

kˈəʊtteɪlz

简化发音

美式

KOHT-taylz

英式

KUHT-taylz

语境中听

His jacket had long coattails.

She won the election by riding the president's coattails.

It's hard to succeed on someone else's coattails.

Many new politicians are swept into office on the leader’s coattails.