"put the genie back in the bottle" 怎么发音
expression
PUT thuh JEE-nee BAK in thuh BAH-tuhl
put thuh JEE-nee BAK in thuh BOT-ul
释义
This expression means trying to undo something that has already happened, especially when it is impossible or very difficult.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpʊt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdʒini/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɑtəɫ
英式英语
pʊt/ /ðə, ði/ /dʒˈiːni/ /bˈæk/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈɒtəl
简化发音
美式
PUT thuh JEE-nee BAK in thuh BAH-tuhl
英式
put thuh JEE-nee BAK in thuh BOT-ul
语境中听
Once people had seen the video online, it was impossible to put the genie back in the bottle.
After the invention was released, you couldn't put the genie back in the bottle.
The company tried to delete the news, but they couldn't put the genie back in the bottle.
Once that secret got out, there was no way to put the genie back in the bottle.