"lay to waste" 怎么发音
expression
LAY tuh WAYST
lay TOO WAYST
释义
To completely destroy, ruin, or devastate something, leaving nothing useful or intact behind.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɫeɪ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈweɪst
英式英语
lˈeɪ/ /tˈuː/ /wˈeɪst
简化发音
美式
LAY tuh WAYST
英式
lay TOO WAYST
语境中听
The hurricane laid to waste the entire coastal village.
The invading army laid to waste the countryside.
Years of pollution laid to waste the river.
The wildfire laid to waste acres of forest overnight.