"the bottom fell out" 怎么发音
expression
thuh BAH-tuhm FEL OWT
thuh BOT-uhm FEL OWT
释义
This expression means that something (such as a market, business, or situation) suddenly failed, dropped sharply, or collapsed unexpectedly.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɑtəm/ /ˈfɛɫ/ /ˈaʊt
英式英语
ðə, ði/ /bˈɒtəm/ /fˈɛl/ /ˈaʊt
简化发音
美式
thuh BAH-tuhm FEL OWT
英式
thuh BOT-uhm FEL OWT
语境中听
When the company lost its main customer, the bottom fell out of its profits.
After the rainy season, the bottom fell out of fruit prices.
People stopped buying their product and the bottom fell out of the business.
Everyone was investing until the bottom fell out of the stock market in 2008.