"rats abandon a sinking ship" 怎么发音

expression

US

RATS uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

UK

rats uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

释义

This saying means that when a situation becomes bad or hopeless, people who are only loyal for their own benefit quickly leave or abandon it. It's used to criticize those who escape problems instead of facing them.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɹæts/ /əˈbændən/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪp

英式英语

ɹˈæts/ /ɐbˈændən/ /æɪ/ /sˈɪŋkɪŋ/ /ʃˈɪp

简化发音

美式

RATS uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

英式

rats uh-BAN-duhn uh SIN-king SHIP

语境中听

When the company started failing, rats abandon a sinking ship.

Some workers left early, just like rats abandon a sinking ship.

People often say rats abandon a sinking ship when a team is losing.

When news of the scandal broke, top executives quickly resigned—rats abandon a sinking ship, right?