"lick your wounds" 怎么发音
expression
LIK yor WOONDZ or LIK yoor WOONDZ
LIK yaw WOONDZ
释义
To spend time recovering after a disappointment, defeat, or failure, often in private. The phrase comes from how animals clean their wounds to heal.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɫɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈwundz
英式英语
lˈɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /wˈuːndz
简化发音
美式
LIK yor WOONDZ or LIK yoor WOONDZ
英式
LIK yaw WOONDZ
语境中听
After the game, the team needed time to lick their wounds.
She went home to lick her wounds after failing the exam.
Sometimes you just need to lick your wounds and try again.
He lost the promotion, so he's taking some time to lick his wounds before looking for new opportunities.