"raise the spectre" 怎么发音
expression
RAYZ thuh SPEK-ter
RAYZ thuh SPEK-tuh
释义
To suggest or mention the possibility of something bad or frightening happening, often to warn people or make them worry.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɹeɪz/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈspɛktɝ
英式英语
ɹˈeɪz/ /ðə, ði/ /spˈɛktɐ
简化发音
美式
RAYZ thuh SPEK-ter
英式
RAYZ thuh SPEK-tuh
语境中听
Rising prices raise the spectre of inflation.
The report raises the spectre of water shortages this summer.
Experts raise the spectre of another financial crisis.
Every new outbreak raises the spectre of a global pandemic.