"handwriting on the wall" 怎么发音
expression
HAND-rye-ting on thuh WALL
HAND-rye-ting on the WALL
释义
A sign or warning that something bad or inevitable is going to happen.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhænˌdɹaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɔɫ
英式英语
hˈændɹaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɔːl
简化发音
美式
HAND-rye-ting on thuh WALL
英式
HAND-rye-ting on the WALL
语境中听
Many workers saw the handwriting on the wall before the company closed.
When sales dropped, the store owner saw the handwriting on the wall.
People ignored the handwriting on the wall, and the problem got worse.
It was clear the company couldn't survive—the handwriting on the wall was everywhere.