"have your head above water" 怎么发音
expression
HAV yur HED uh-BUV WAW-ter
hav yaw HED uh-BUV WAW-tuh
释义
To just manage to survive, especially financially or in a difficult situation, without being overwhelmed.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhæv/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhɛd/ /əˈbəv/ /ˈwɔtɝ
英式英语
hav/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈɛd/ /əbˈʌv/ /wˈɔːtɐ
简化发音
美式
HAV yur HED uh-BUV WAW-ter
英式
hav yaw HED uh-BUV WAW-tuh
语境中听
It's hard to have your head above water when you lose your job.
We work overtime just to have our head above water every month.
After paying all my bills, I barely have my head above water.
Right now, we're just trying to have our head above water until things get better.