"swing and a miss" 怎么发音

expression

US

SWING-uhn-duh-MISS

UK

swing-uhn-ae-MISS

释义

Originally from baseball, this expression means trying to do something and failing. It is often used when someone makes an effort but does not succeed.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈswɪŋ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈmɪs

英式英语

swˈɪŋ/ /ˈænd/ /æɪ/ /mˈɪs

简化发音

美式

SWING-uhn-duh-MISS

英式

swing-uhn-ae-MISS

语境中听

It was a swing and a miss on his first try at baking a cake.

Her joke was a swing and a miss; no one laughed.

I tried to fix the TV, but it was a swing and a miss.

Their marketing campaign was a total swing and a miss—it didn’t attract any new customers.