"nothing to speak of" 怎么发音
expression
NUH-thing tuh SPEEK uhv
NUTH-ing too SPEEK ov
释义
This expression is used to say that something is so small, unimportant, or unimpressive that it is not worth mentioning.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈnəθɪŋ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈspik/ /ˈəv
英式英语
nˈʌθɪŋ/ /tˈuː/ /spˈiːk/ /ˈɒv
简化发音
美式
NUH-thing tuh SPEEK uhv
英式
NUTH-ing too SPEEK ov
语境中听
After all that work, my salary bonus was nothing to speak of.
The rain was nothing to speak of—just a few drops.
Is there food left? Nothing to speak of, just some crumbs.
How was your weekend? Oh, nothing to speak of, really—just stayed home.