"not long for this world" 怎么发音

expression

US

NAHT-lawng-fer-this-WERLD

UK

NOT-long-for-this-WURLD

释义

This expression means someone or something will die or end very soon. It is often used for people who are very ill, animals, or even things that are about to stop working.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈnɑt/ /ˈɫɔŋ/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðɪs/, /ðɪs/ /ˈwɝɫd

英式英语

nˈɒt/ /lˈɒŋ/ /fˈɔː/ /ðˈɪs/ /wˈɜːld

简化发音

美式

NAHT-lawng-fer-this-WERLD

英式

NOT-long-for-this-WURLD

语境中听

My grandfather is very sick. He is not long for this world.

This old computer is not long for this world.

The flowers have wilted. They are not long for this world.

Honestly, with how he's been lately, I think he's not long for this world.