"fiddle while rome burns" 怎么发音
expression
ˈfɪdəɫ/ /ˈhwaɪɫ/, /ˈwaɪɫ/ /ˈɹoʊm/ /ˈbɝnz
FID-uhl while ROHM BERNZ
fˈɪdəl/ /wˈaɪl/ /rəʊm/ /bˈɜːnz
FID-uhl WYLE ROHM BERNZ
释义
To do nothing, or focus on trivial things, while serious problems are happening; to ignore a major crisis.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈfɪdəɫ/ /ˈhwaɪɫ/, /ˈwaɪɫ/ /ˈɹoʊm/ /ˈbɝnz
英式英语
fˈɪdəl/ /wˈaɪl/ /rəʊm/ /bˈɜːnz
简化发音
美式
FID-uhl while ROHM BERNZ
英式
FID-uhl WYLE ROHM BERNZ
语境中听
The boss just fiddles while Rome burns instead of fixing the problem.
The city leaders fiddled while Rome burned during the flood crisis.
She was accused of fiddling while Rome burned during the financial crash.
Politicians sometimes fiddle while Rome burns and ignore voters’ real needs.