"knock the daylights out of" 怎么发音

expression

US

NAHK thuh DAY-lyts OWT uhv

UK

NOK thuh DAY-lyts OWT ov

释义

To hit or beat someone very hard, sometimes until they are unconscious. This is an informal and exaggerated way to say you want to defeat or hurt someone seriously.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈnɑk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdeɪˌɫaɪts/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv

英式英语

nˈɒk/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈeɪlaɪts/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv

简化发音

美式

NAHK thuh DAY-lyts OWT uhv

英式

NOK thuh DAY-lyts OWT ov

语境中听

In the finals, their team really knocked the daylights out of us.

Don't mess with her—she looks like she could knock the daylights out of you.

If you hurt my brother, I'll knock the daylights out of you.

The boxer knocked the daylights out of his opponent in the first round.