"nip and tuck" 怎么发音
expression
NIP-and-TUK or NIP-ənd-TUK
nip-and-TUK
释义
A situation where two people or groups are competing very closely, with the outcome uncertain until the end.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈnɪp/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈtək
英式英语
nˈɪp/ /ˈænd/ /tˈʌk
简化发音
美式
NIP-and-TUK or NIP-ənd-TUK
英式
nip-and-TUK
语境中听
The basketball game was nip and tuck until the very last second.
It was nip and tuck between the two runners in the race.
The election is nip and tuck with both candidates having strong support.
Wow, that tennis set was really nip and tuck—I had no idea who would take it.