"knock off their perch" 怎么发音
expression
NAHK-awf THAIR-PERCH
NOK-of THAIR-PERCH
释义
To defeat someone who is the best or most successful, especially by taking away their top position or status.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈnɑk/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈðɛɹ/ /ˈpɝtʃ
英式英语
nˈɒk/ /ˈɒf/ /ðˈeə/ /pˈɜːtʃ
简化发音
美式
NAHK-awf THAIR-PERCH
英式
NOK-of THAIR-PERCH
语境中听
After years at the top, the team was finally knocked off their perch.
Can anyone knock off their perch this champion?
The new product could knock the leader off their perch in sales.
Everyone thought they were unbeatable, but the underdogs really knocked them off their perch last night.