"throw a wrench in the gears" 怎么发音
expression
THROH uh WRENCH in thuh GEERZ
throh uh RENCH in thee GEE-uhz
释义
To cause a plan, process, or activity to stop or fail unexpectedly by introducing a problem or obstacle.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈθɹoʊ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈɹɛntʃ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡɪɹz
英式英语
θɹˈəʊ/ /æɪ/ /ɹˈɛntʃ/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡˈiəz
简化发音
美式
THROH uh WRENCH in thuh GEERZ
英式
throh uh RENCH in thee GEE-uhz
语境中听
A power outage threw a wrench in the gears of our meeting.
Rain threw a wrench in the gears of our picnic plans.
A missing document threw a wrench in the gears of the project.
Everything was going smoothly until the supplier delay threw a wrench in the gears.