"stick the knife in" 怎么发音
expression
STIK thuh NYFE in
st-IK thuh NYFE in
释义
To make a bad situation worse for someone, especially by saying or doing something unkind when they are already upset or defeated.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈstɪk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈnaɪf/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn
英式英语
stˈɪk/ /ðə, ði/ /nˈaɪf/ /ˈɪn
简化发音
美式
STIK thuh NYFE in
英式
st-IK thuh NYFE in
语境中听
Stop sticking the knife in—he already feels bad about losing.
When she laughed at his mistake, she really stuck the knife in.
There’s no need to stick the knife in after he apologized.
I felt bad enough, but then my brother really stuck the knife in by telling everyone about my mistake.