"straight and narrow" 怎么发音
expression
STRAYT and NAIR-oh
str-AYT and NAIR-oh
释义
Living or behaving in a morally good and honest way, following rules and not getting into trouble.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈstɹeɪt/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈnæɹoʊ/, /ˈnɛɹoʊ
英式英语
stɹˈeɪt/ /ˈænd/ /nˈæɹəʊ
简化发音
美式
STRAYT and NAIR-oh
英式
str-AYT and NAIR-oh
语境中听
It's important to stay on the straight and narrow if you want people to trust you.
He found it hard to keep to the straight and narrow after his friends started making trouble.
Teachers encourage students to stay on the straight and narrow.
After his time in jail, he promised his mother he'd walk the straight and narrow.