"kick the can down the road" 怎么发音
expression
KIK thuh KAN down thuh ROHD
KIK thuh KAN down thuh ROHD
释义
To delay dealing with a problem or making a decision, hoping to solve it later instead of now.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkɪk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkæn/, /kən/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹoʊd
英式英语
kˈɪk/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈæn/ /dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈəʊd
简化发音
美式
KIK thuh KAN down thuh ROHD
英式
KIK thuh KAN down thuh ROHD
语境中听
The government decided to kick the can down the road instead of fixing the issue now.
We can't just kick the can down the road every time there's a problem.
If you kick the can down the road now, the problem will just get worse.
Managers can't keep kicking the can down the road; clients want answers now.