"perish the thought" 怎么发音
expression
PAIR-ish thuh THAWT
PEH-rish thuh THAWT
释义
This expression is used to strongly reject or refuse even the idea of something bad happening. It means you hope something will never happen.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈθɔt
英式英语
pˈɛɹɪʃ/ /ðə, ði/ /θˈɔːt
简化发音
美式
PAIR-ish thuh THAWT
英式
PEH-rish thuh THAWT
语境中听
What if it rains on the wedding day? Perish the thought!
He could fail the exam—perish the thought!
Would you ever quit your job? Perish the thought.
Losing my keys again? Perish the thought! I can't afford that chaos twice.