"pull the trigger" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈpʊɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹɪɡɝ

PUUL thuh TRIG-er

UK

pˈʊl/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈɪɡɐ

PUUL thuh TRIG-uh

释义

Literally, to fire a gun by pressing its trigger. Informally, it means to make a final or important decision to do something after thinking about it for a while.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈpʊɫ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹɪɡɝ

英式英语

pˈʊl/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈɪɡɐ

简化发音

美式

PUUL thuh TRIG-er

英式

PUUL thuh TRIG-uh

语境中听

He was afraid to pull the trigger on the new project.

She finally decided to pull the trigger and buy the car.

Don't pull the trigger without thinking it through.

After months of hesitation, I finally pulled the trigger and quit my job.