"gorilla in the room" 怎么发音
expression
guh-RIL-uh in thuh ROOM
guh-RIL-uh in thuh ROOM
释义
An obvious problem or issue that everyone knows about but nobody wants to discuss.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ɡɝˈɪɫə/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹum
英式英语
ɡəɹˈɪlɐ/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈuːm
简化发音
美式
guh-RIL-uh in thuh ROOM
英式
guh-RIL-uh in thuh ROOM
语境中听
Nobody wanted to talk about the gorilla in the room during the meeting.
The company's financial problems are the gorilla in the room.
We all see the gorilla in the room, but no one says a word.
It's hard to ignore the gorilla in the room when everyone is upset but pretending everything's fine.