"tempest in a teapot" 怎么发音
expression
TEM-pest in uh TEE-pot
TEM-pist in uh TEE-pot
释义
An expression meaning a big fuss or problem made about something that is actually small or unimportant.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtɛmpəst/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtiˌpɑt
英式英语
tˈɛmpəst/ /ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /tˈiːpɒt
简化发音
美式
TEM-pest in uh TEE-pot
英式
TEM-pist in uh TEE-pot
语境中听
The fight over the TV was just a tempest in a teapot.
Don’t make a tempest in a teapot about this mistake.
It’s just a tempest in a teapot; everything will be fine tomorrow.
Everyone was so upset, but honestly, it was a tempest in a teapot.