"for dear life" 怎么发音
expression
for-DEER-LYFE
faw-DEE-uh-LYFE
释义
If you do something 'for dear life,' you do it with all your strength or effort, usually because you are scared or in danger.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈdɪɹ/ /ˈɫaɪf
英式英语
fˈɔː/ /dˈiə/ /lˈaɪf
简化发音
美式
for-DEER-LYFE
英式
faw-DEE-uh-LYFE
语境中听
She held on to the rope for dear life.
The child ran for dear life when he saw the dog.
They clung to the raft for dear life.
I was biking down the hill, holding on for dear life.