"knock down with a feather" 怎么发音

expression

US

NAHK DOWN WITH uh FEH-thur

UK

NOK DOWN WITH uh FEH-thuh

释义

To be extremely surprised or shocked by something, so much that even a very small push (like a feather) would make you fall down. It’s used to express total astonishment.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈnɑk/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfɛðɝ

英式英语

nˈɒk/ /dˈaʊn/ /wˈɪð/ /æɪ/ /fˈɛðɐ

简化发音

美式

NAHK DOWN WITH uh FEH-thur

英式

NOK DOWN WITH uh FEH-thuh

语境中听

When I heard the news, you could have knocked me down with a feather.

I was so surprised, it would have knocked me down with a feather.

The result of the game almost knocked me down with a feather.

Honestly, when she told me her secret, I could have been knocked down with a feather.