"nuclear option" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈnukɫiɝ/ /ˈɑpʃən/, /ˈɔpʃən

NOO-klee-er AHP-shun or AWP-shun

UK

njˈuːkliə/ /ˈɒpʃən

nyOO-klee-uh OP-shun

释义

The 'nuclear option' is a phrase used for the most extreme action or solution available, often as a last resort when all else has failed. It can refer literally to using nuclear weapons, but in everyday language it usually just means taking a very drastic measure.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈnukɫiɝ/ /ˈɑpʃən/, /ˈɔpʃən

英式英语

njˈuːkliə/ /ˈɒpʃən

简化发音

美式

NOO-klee-er AHP-shun or AWP-shun

英式

nyOO-klee-uh OP-shun

语境中听

They decided to use the nuclear option when all other plans failed.

Using the nuclear option means making a very serious choice.

The manager called the nuclear option after months of negotiation.

If you delete your entire account, that's basically the nuclear option.