"oil and water" 怎么发音

expression

US

OY-uhl and WAW-ter

UK

OY-l and WAW-tuh

释义

Used to describe two things or people that do not mix well together, either physically (literally) or because they are very different and cannot get along (figuratively).

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɔɪɫ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈwɔtɝ

英式英语

ˈɔɪl/ /ˈænd/ /wˈɔːtɐ

简化发音

美式

OY-uhl and WAW-ter

英式

OY-l and WAW-tuh

语境中听

Oil and water do not mix in a glass.

My brother and I are like oil and water.

Their ideas mix like oil and water.

You can't put those two on the same project—they're oil and water.