"four horsemen of the apocalypse" 怎么发音

expression

US

FOR HORSE-muhn uhv THUH uh-PAH-kuh-lips

UK

FAWR HAWSE-men ov THUH uh-POK-uh-lips

释义

In the Bible, the four riders who bring destruction at the end of the world: Conquest, War, Famine, and Death. The phrase is also used to describe a group or set of people or things that bring disaster.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈfɔɹ/ /ˈhɔɹsmən/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /əˈpɑkəˌɫɪps

英式英语

fˈɔː/ /hˈɔːsmɛn/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /ɐpˈɒkɐlˌɪps

简化发音

美式

FOR HORSE-muhn uhv THUH uh-PAH-kuh-lips

英式

FAWR HAWSE-men ov THUH uh-POK-uh-lips

语境中听

The four horsemen of the apocalypse appear in the Book of Revelation.

People sometimes call disasters the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

War, famine, and disease are examples of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

Some jokingly refer to final exams, deadlines, coffee shortages, and lack of sleep as the four horsemen of the apocalypse.