"cut down to size" 怎么发音
expression
KUT-DOWN-tuh-SIZE
KUT-DOWN-too-SIZE
释义
To show someone that they are not as important, talented, or powerful as they think they are. It means to bring someone back to a more realistic view of themselves.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkət/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈsaɪz
英式英语
kˈʌt/ /dˈaʊn/ /tˈuː/ /sˈaɪz
简化发音
美式
KUT-DOWN-tuh-SIZE
英式
KUT-DOWN-too-SIZE
语境中听
The coach cut down to size a player who thought he was the star.
Her classmates cut her down to size when she bragged too much.
Sometimes life cuts us down to size when we get too proud.
He keeps talking like he owns the place—someone needs to cut him down to size.