"smell to high heaven" 怎么发音

expression

US

SMEL tuh hy HEV-uhn

UK

smel too hy HEV-uhn

释义

To have an extremely bad smell, usually so strong it's impossible not to notice. It can also be used figuratively about situations that seem dishonest or suspicious.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈsmɛɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈhaɪ/ /ˈhɛvən

英式英语

smˈɛl/ /tˈuː/ /hˈaɪ/ /hˈɛvən

简化发音

美式

SMEL tuh hy HEV-uhn

英式

smel too hy HEV-uhn

语境中听

The garbage smells to high heaven after a week in the sun.

This old shoe smells to high heaven.

Something in the fridge smells to high heaven.

After the party, our kitchen smelled to high heaven for days.