"kangaroo court" 怎么发音
expression
kang-ger-OO KORT
khang-uh-ROO KAWT
释义
An unofficial court or a group that pretends to have legal authority but ignores proper legal procedures and gives unfair or predetermined judgments.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˌkæŋɡɝˈu/ /ˈkɔɹt
英式英语
kˈæŋɡɐɹˌuː/ /kˈɔːt
简化发音
美式
kang-ger-OO KORT
英式
khang-uh-ROO KAWT
语境中听
The workers felt the meeting was a kangaroo court.
He refused to take part in the kangaroo court.
The manager called a kangaroo court to blame someone for the mistake.
That investigation was a total kangaroo court—the outcome was obvious from the start.