"knock the bottom out" 怎么发音
expression
NAHK thuh BAH-tuhm OWT
NOK thuh BOT-uhm OWT
释义
To destroy or greatly reduce the value, effect, or strength of something, often by proving it wrong or making it useless.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈnɑk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɑtəm/ /ˈaʊt
英式英语
nˈɒk/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈɒtəm/ /ˈaʊt
简化发音
美式
NAHK thuh BAH-tuhm OWT
英式
NOK thuh BOT-uhm OWT
语境中听
The new law knocked the bottom out of their business model.
Cheap imports knocked the bottom out of local prices.
His discovery knocked the bottom out of the old theory.
The scandal really knocked the bottom out of people's trust in the company.