"hard to swallow" 怎么发音
expression
HARD-tuh-SWAH-loh
HAHD-tuh-SWOL-oh
释义
If something is 'hard to swallow', it is difficult to believe or accept, often because it is upsetting or surprising.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhɑɹd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈswɑɫoʊ/, /ˈswɔɫoʊ
英式英语
hˈɑːd/ /tˈuː/ /swˈɒləʊ
简化发音
美式
HARD-tuh-SWAH-loh
英式
HAHD-tuh-SWOL-oh
语境中听
His decision to quit the team was hard to swallow.
The news of her moving away was hard to swallow for her friends.
The truth about the accident is hard to swallow.
Finding out you didn't get the job is hard to swallow, but don't give up.