"one thing or another" 怎么发音

expression

US

WUN THING er uh-NUH-ther

UK

WON THING aw uh-NUHTH-uh

释义

Used to refer vaguely to various tasks, reasons, or activities when you don’t want to specify which ones. Often said when there are many small things occupying your time.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈwən/ /ˈθɪŋ/ /ˈɔɹ/, /ɝ/ /əˈnəðɝ

英式英语

wˈɒn/ /θˈɪŋ/ /ˈɔː/ /ɐnˈʌðɐ

简化发音

美式

WUN THING er uh-NUH-ther

英式

WON THING aw uh-NUHTH-uh

语境中听

Sorry I’m late, I was busy with one thing or another.

I need to go home early, there’s always one thing or another to do.

She missed the meeting because of one thing or another.

It’s hard to relax these days—there’s always one thing or another going on.