"the calm before the storm" 怎么发音
expression
thuh KAHLM bih-FOR thuh STORM
thuh KAHM bif-AW thuh STAWM
释义
A quiet or peaceful period just before something bad or difficult happens.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɑɫm/, /ˈkɑm/ /ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈstɔɹm
英式英语
ðə, ði/ /kˈɑːm/ /bɪfˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /stˈɔːm
简化发音
美式
thuh KAHLM bih-FOR thuh STORM
英式
thuh KAHM bif-AW thuh STAWM
语境中听
This quiet time is the calm before the storm.
The office was very quiet; it felt like the calm before the storm.
Everyone waited in silence, knowing it was the calm before the storm.
Right before the exam results came out, it was the calm before the storm.