"lift a hand" 怎么发音

expression

US

LIFT-uh-HAND

UK

LIFT-a-HAND

释义

To help, especially by offering practical or physical assistance. It is often used in the negative ('not lift a hand') to emphasize when someone does not help at all.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɫɪft/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhænd

英式英语

lˈɪft/ /æɪ/ /hˈænd

简化发音

美式

LIFT-uh-HAND

英式

LIFT-a-HAND

语境中听

He didn't lift a hand to help me move the boxes.

She always lifts a hand when someone needs help.

Nobody in the group lifted a hand to clean up.

Everyone stood around and watched, but no one lifted a hand to help.