"pay your debt to society" 怎么发音
expression
PAY-yer/yoor-DET-too/tuh/suh-SY-uh-tee
PAY-yaw-DET-TOO-suh-SY-uh-tee
释义
To accept punishment for a crime or wrongdoing, usually by serving time in prison, and thus make up for one's actions in the eyes of society.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpeɪ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈdɛt/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /səˈsaɪəti
英式英语
pˈeɪ/ /jˈɔː/ /dˈɛt/ /tˈuː/ /səsˈaɪəti
简化发音
美式
PAY-yer/yoor-DET-too/tuh/suh-SY-uh-tee
英式
PAY-yaw-DET-TOO-suh-SY-uh-tee
语境中听
After ten years in prison, he has paid his debt to society.
You must pay your debt to society for what you did.
Serving your sentence is a way to pay your debt to society.
He's done his time and paid his debt to society—let him start fresh.