"not able to make head or tail of" 怎么发音
expression
NAHT AY-buhl TOO/TUH/TIH MAYK HED OR/ER TAYL UH-v
NOT AY-buhl TOO MAYK HED AW TAYL OV
释义
If you are not able to make head or tail of something, it means you cannot understand it at all—it seems confusing or impossible to figure out.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈnɑt/ /ˈeɪbəɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈmeɪk/ /ˈhɛd/ /ˈɔɹ/, /ɝ/ /ˈteɪɫ/ /ˈəv
英式英语
nˈɒt/ /ˈeɪbəl/ /tˈuː/ /mˈeɪk/ /hˈɛd/ /ˈɔː/ /tˈeɪl/ /ˈɒv
简化发音
美式
NAHT AY-buhl TOO/TUH/TIH MAYK HED OR/ER TAYL UH-v
英式
NOT AY-buhl TOO MAYK HED AW TAYL OV
语境中听
I am not able to make head or tail of these instructions.
She was not able to make head or tail of the map.
The math problem was so hard that I was not able to make head or tail of it.
Honestly, I was not able to make head or tail of what he was saying.