"nature abhors a vacuum" 怎么发音

expression

NAY-chur ub-HORZ uh VAK-yoom

NAY-chuh ub-HAWZ uh VAK-yoom

释义

This expression means that empty spaces are naturally filled — if there is a gap or absence, something will always move in to take its place. It often describes situations where a lack or pause doesn't last long.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈneɪtʃɝ/ /əbˈhɔɹz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈvækjum

英式英语

nˈeɪtʃɐ/ /ɐbhˈɔːz/ /æɪ/ /vˈækjuːm

简化发音

美式

NAY-chur ub-HORZ uh VAK-yoom

英式

NAY-chuh ub-HAWZ uh VAK-yoom

语境中听

Nature abhors a vacuum: when one employee leaves, someone else soon takes the job.

In business, nature abhors a vacuum—if you don’t lead, someone else will.

Nature abhors a vacuum explains why weeds grow where nothing else is planted.

After she broke up with Tom, her friends kept calling—nature abhors a vacuum!