"go off into the weeds" 怎么发音
expression
GOH-awf IN-too thuh WEEDZ
goh-OFF IN-tuh thee WEEDZ
释义
To start focusing on unimportant details or digress far from the main topic, often making things confusing or less effective.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈɪntu/, /ɪnˈtu/, /ɪntə/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwidz
英式英语
ɡˈəʊ/ /ˈɒf/ /ˈɪntʊ/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈiːdz
简化发音
美式
GOH-awf IN-too thuh WEEDZ
英式
goh-OFF IN-tuh thee WEEDZ
语境中听
Let's not go off into the weeds during this meeting.
The explanation went off into the weeds and confused everyone.
Try not to go off into the weeds when answering questions.
Whenever Pete talks about his hobby, he goes off into the weeds and no one can follow.