"pearls before swine" 怎么发音
expression
PERLZ bee-FOR SWINE
PERLZ bif-AW SWINE
释义
This expression means to offer something valuable or important to people who do not appreciate or understand its worth.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpɝɫz/ /ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈswaɪn
英式英语
pˈɜːlz/ /bɪfˈɔː/ /swˈaɪn
简化发音
美式
PERLZ bee-FOR SWINE
英式
PERLZ bif-AW SWINE
语境中听
Giving her advice was like casting pearls before swine.
He felt he was throwing pearls before swine when his students ignored his lessons.
Don't waste your time—it's pearls before swine with him.
Honestly, discussing art history with them is just pearls before swine.