"leave for dead" 怎么发音

expression

US

LEEV-for-DED or LEEV-fer-DED

UK

LEEV-for-DED

释义

To abandon someone (or something), believing they will not survive or recover. Also used figuratively if someone is given no support, as if they cannot succeed.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɫiv/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈdɛd

英式英语

lˈiːv/ /fˈɔː/ /dˈɛd

简化发音

美式

LEEV-for-DED or LEEV-fer-DED

英式

LEEV-for-DED

语境中听

They found the injured man, who had been left for dead after the accident.

The sailors were left for dead on the deserted island.

She felt left for dead when her friends stopped talking to her.

After the company downsized, many loyal workers felt left for dead by management.