"sweep under the rug" 怎么发音
expression
SWEEP UN-der thuh RUHG
sweep UN-duh thuh RUG
释义
To hide or ignore a problem or mistake instead of dealing with it, hoping that no one will notice.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈswip/ /ˈəndɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹəɡ
英式英语
swˈiːp/ /ˈʌndɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈʌɡ
简化发音
美式
SWEEP UN-der thuh RUHG
英式
sweep UN-duh thuh RUG
语境中听
You can't just sweep under the rug the problems in the team.
The company tried to sweep under the rug their financial mistake.
It’s better to talk about problems than to sweep them under the rug.
Whenever something goes wrong, she just sweeps it under the rug and pretends everything’s fine.