"nuttier than a fruitcake" 怎么发音
expression
NUTT-ee-er than uh FROOT-kayk
NUTT-ee-uh than uh FROOT-kayk
释义
This humorous expression means someone is extremely crazy, strange, or acts in a very odd way.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈnʌtiɚ/ /ˈðæn/, /ðən/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfɹutˌkeɪk
英式英语
nˈʌtɪɐ/ /ðˈɐn/ /æɪ/ /fɹˈuːtkeɪk
简化发音
美式
NUTT-ee-er than uh FROOT-kayk
英式
NUTT-ee-uh than uh FROOT-kayk
语境中听
My uncle is nuttier than a fruitcake—he wears a hat with feathers every day.
That idea is nuttier than a fruitcake.
People say my brother is nuttier than a fruitcake because he talks to his plants.
Honestly, after hearing her plan, I thought she was nuttier than a fruitcake.