"they don't make them like they used to" 怎么发音

expression

US

THAY DONT MAYK thuhm LIKE THAY YOOZD too

UK

thay DOHNT MAYK them LIKE thay YOOZD too

释义

This expression means that products, people, or things were made better in the past than they are now, often used when complaining about new things not being as good as old ones.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈðeɪ/ /ˈdoʊn/, /ˈdoʊnt/ /ˈmeɪk/ /ˈðɛm/, /ðəm/ /ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈðeɪ/ /ˈjuzd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ

英式英语

ðˈeɪ/ /dəʊnt/ /mˈeɪk/ /ðˈɛm/ /lˈaɪk/ /ðˈeɪ/ /juːzd/ /tˈuː

简化发音

美式

THAY DONT MAYK thuhm LIKE THAY YOOZD too

英式

thay DOHNT MAYK them LIKE thay YOOZD too

语境中听

My old shoes lasted ten years. They don't make them like they used to.

After the toy broke quickly, Dad said, 'They don't make them like they used to.'

Grandma always says, 'They don't make them like they used to' when talking about her old dishes.

These smartphones break so fast—they don't make them like they used to.