"sinking ship" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪp

SING-king SHIP

UK

sˈɪŋkɪŋ/ /ʃˈɪp

SING-king SHIP

释义

A 'sinking ship' is a situation or organization that is failing and unlikely to recover. It can describe something literally failing or be used as a metaphor for a hopeless cause.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪp

英式英语

sˈɪŋkɪŋ/ /ʃˈɪp

简化发音

美式

SING-king SHIP

英式

SING-king SHIP

语境中听

Nobody wants to invest in a sinking ship.

Many employees left the sinking ship before the company closed.

It felt like being on a sinking ship with no help coming.

People are jumping off this sinking ship as fast as they can.