"thumb on the scale" 怎么发音

expression

US

THUHM on thuh SKAYL

UK

THUM on the SKAYL

释义

To secretly do something that unfairly changes the result, especially to give an advantage to one side; literally, it refers to pressing a thumb on a scale to make something weigh more.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈθəm/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈskeɪɫ

英式英语

θˈʌm/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /skˈeɪl

简化发音

美式

THUHM on thuh SKAYL

英式

THUM on the SKAYL

语境中听

The judge was accused of putting his thumb on the scale during the trial.

It’s unfair to put your thumb on the scale in a competition.

The company put its thumb on the scale to win the contract.

Are you sure no one put a thumb on the scale in this decision?