"poisoned chalice" 怎么发音
expression
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
释义
A situation or job that seems attractive at first but brings trouble or harm to the person who accepts it.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpɔɪzənd/ /ˈtʃæɫɪs
英式英语
pˈɔɪzənd/ /tʃˈælɪs
简化发音
美式
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
英式
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
语境中听
Becoming the new CEO was a poisoned chalice for him.
The job offer sounded great, but it turned out to be a poisoned chalice.
He realized too late that the promotion was a poisoned chalice.
"Taking over that team was a real poisoned chalice. Everyone expected me to fix years of problems overnight."