"draw the short straw" 怎么发音

expression

DRAW thuh SHORT straw

释义

To be chosen by chance to do an unpleasant or unwanted task. It refers to a situation where people randomly select who will get the worst or most difficult job.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈdɹɔ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈstɹɔ

英式英语

dɹˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /stɹˈɔː

简化发音

美式

DRAW thuh SHORT straw

英式

DRAW thuh SHORT straw

语境中听

Nobody wanted to clean the bathroom, so I drew the short straw.

When we decided who would work on Saturday, Tom drew the short straw.

She drew the short straw and had to do the presentations alone.

Looks like I've drawn the short straw again—someone always makes me do the boring jobs!