"the long and the short of it" 怎么发音
expression
thuh LAWNG and thuh SHORT uv it
thuh LONG and thuh SHAWT ov it
释义
A phrase used to explain the most important or basic point of something, usually after giving more details. It means 'in summary' or 'to sum up'.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɫɔŋ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt
英式英语
ðə, ði/ /lˈɒŋ/ /ˈænd/ /ðə, ði/ /ʃˈɔːt/ /ˈɒv/ /ˈɪt
简化发音
美式
thuh LAWNG and thuh SHORT uv it
英式
thuh LONG and thuh SHAWT ov it
语境中听
The long and the short of it is that we have to start over.
She explained the problem, but the long and the short of it is that we were late.
The long and the short of it is that we can't afford it.
We talked for an hour, but the long and the short of it is that nothing has changed.