"dog that caught the car" 怎么发音

expression

US

DAWG that KAWT the KAR

UK

DOG that KAWT the KAR

释义

A person who achieves something they were chasing but is unprepared for what to do next; like a dog that runs after a car and, once it catches it, doesn’t know what to do.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈdɔɡ/ /ˈðæt/, /ðət/ /ˈkɑt/, /ˈkɔt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɑɹ

英式英语

dˈɒɡ/ /ðˈæt/ /kˈɔːt/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈɑː

简化发音

美式

DAWG that KAWT the KAR

英式

DOG that KAWT the KAR

语境中听

After months of campaigning, he felt like a dog that caught the car—he had no idea what to do next.

Winning the lottery turned her into a dog that caught the car—she was lost on how to handle the money.

When the promotion finally came, he was a dog that caught the car.

He fought so hard for the project, but now that it's his, he's a total dog that caught the car.