"kill your darlings" 怎么发音

expression

US

KILL yor DAR-lingz

UK

kil yor DAH-lingz

释义

An expression meaning to remove or give up your favorite parts, ideas, or details (often in writing or creative work), even if you love them, for the good of the whole piece.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈkɪɫ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈdɑɹɫɪŋz

英式英语

kˈɪl/ /jˈɔː/ /dˈɑːlɪŋz

简化发音

美式

KILL yor DAR-lingz

英式

kil yor DAH-lingz

语境中听

Sometimes, you have to kill your darlings to make your story better.

My teacher told me to kill my darlings and remove some funny lines from my essay.

Editors help writers kill their darlings to improve the final draft.

It was tough, but I had to kill my darlings and cut that opening scene.