"hurry up and wait" 怎么发音

expression

HURR-ee UP and WAIT

释义

This phrase describes a situation where you are told to rush to do something, only to have to wait afterwards, often in a frustrating or inefficient way.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈhɝi/ /ˈəp/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈweɪt

英式英语

hˈʌɹi/ /ˈʌp/ /ˈænd/ /wˈeɪt

简化发音

美式

HURR-ee UP and WAIT

英式

HURR-ee UP and WAIT

语境中听

We hurry up and wait every morning at the busy train station.

At the doctor's office, it's always hurry up and wait.

The teacher told us to hurry up and wait before the field trip started.

It's such a pain when you hurry up and wait at airports—rush to your gate, then just sit there for an hour.