"pull back the curtain" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈpʊɫ/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɝtən

POOL-BAK-thuh-KUR-tin

UK

pˈʊl/ /bˈæk/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈɜːtən

PULL-BAK-thuh-KUR-tuhn

释义

To physically move a curtain aside to see behind it, or to reveal something that was hidden or secret, especially giving inside information or showing how something really works.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈpʊɫ/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɝtən

英式英语

pˈʊl/ /bˈæk/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈɜːtən

简化发音

美式

POOL-BAK-thuh-KUR-tin

英式

PULL-BAK-thuh-KUR-tuhn

语境中听

She pulled back the curtain to let the sunlight in.

The magician pulled back the curtain to start the show.

He pulled back the curtain to see outside.

This documentary pulls back the curtain on how the company really operates.