"come to grief" 怎么发音
expression
KUHM tuh GREEF
kuhm too GREEF
释义
To fail badly, have serious problems, or suffer an accident; often used when someone or something meets with trouble or disaster.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkəm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɡɹif
英式英语
kˈʌm/ /tˈuː/ /ɡɹˈiːf
简化发音
美式
KUHM tuh GREEF
英式
kuhm too GREEF
语境中听
The car came to grief on the icy road.
Several hikers came to grief in the storm.
The old plan finally came to grief.
If you drive too fast on wet roads, you might come to grief.