"read the handwriting on the wall" 怎么发音
expression
RED (or REED) thuh (or thee) HAN-drye-ting awn (or on) thuh (or thee) WAHL
REED thuh (or thee) HAN-drye-ting on thuh (or thee) WAWL
释义
To recognize signs that something bad or inevitable is going to happen.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɹɛd/, /ˈɹid/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈhænˌdɹaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɔɫ
英式英语
ɹiːd/ /ðə, ði/ /hˈændɹaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɔːl
简化发音
美式
RED (or REED) thuh (or thee) HAN-drye-ting awn (or on) thuh (or thee) WAHL
英式
REED thuh (or thee) HAN-drye-ting on thuh (or thee) WAWL
语境中听
She could read the handwriting on the wall and knew the company would close soon.
If you read the handwriting on the wall, you will see the project is failing.
The players could read the handwriting on the wall and knew they would lose the game.
Most employees could read the handwriting on the wall and started looking for new jobs.