"political football" 怎么发音
expression
puh-LI-ti-kuhl FOOT-bawl
puh-LIT-i-kuhl FOOT-bawl
释义
A situation or issue that politicians argue about or use for their own advantage, repeatedly tossing it back and forth, instead of solving it.
IPA 音标
美式英语
pəˈɫɪtəkəɫ/, /pəˈɫɪtɪkəɫ/ /ˈfʊtˌbɔɫ
英式英语
pəlˈɪtɪkəl/ /fˈʊtbɔːl
简化发音
美式
puh-LI-ti-kuhl FOOT-bawl
英式
puh-LIT-i-kuhl FOOT-bawl
语境中听
The issue of healthcare reform has become a political football.
Education funding is often treated as a political football during elections.
The debate over immigration has turned into a political football.
When budgets are tight, public transportation becomes a political football every year.