"sweep under the carpet" 怎么发音
expression
SWEEP UHN-der thuh KAR-pet
SWEEP UN-duh thuh KAH-pit
释义
To hide a problem or mistake instead of dealing with it, hoping no one will notice.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈswip/ /ˈəndɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɑɹpət
英式英语
swˈiːp/ /ˈʌndɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt
简化发音
美式
SWEEP UHN-der thuh KAR-pet
英式
SWEEP UN-duh thuh KAH-pit
语境中听
You can't just sweep the problem under the carpet and hope it disappears.
They tried to sweep the mistake under the carpet, but people found out.
We shouldn't sweep it under the carpet; let's talk about it honestly.
Management always tries to sweep bad news under the carpet instead of fixing the real issues.