"come back to haunt one" 怎么发音

expression

US

KUHM-BAK-tuh-HAWNT-wuhn

UK

KUM-BAK-TOO-HAWNT-WON

释义

When something you did in the past causes problems or trouble for you later. It can refer to mistakes, secrets, or actions that have negative consequences in the future.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈkəm/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈhɔnt/ /ˈwən

英式英语

kˈʌm/ /bˈæk/ /tˈuː/ /hˈɔːnt/ /wˈɒn

简化发音

美式

KUHM-BAK-tuh-HAWNT-wuhn

英式

KUM-BAK-TOO-HAWNT-WON

语境中听

If you lie, it might come back to haunt you later.

His mistake in school came back to haunt him when he applied for the job.

Not saving money can come back to haunt you in hard times.

I ignored the warning, and it really came back to haunt me.