"tit for tat" 怎么发音
expression
TIT-fer-TAT
TIT-faw-TAT
释义
A situation where someone responds to an action with a similar action, especially to get revenge or to balance things out.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtɪt/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈtæt
英式英语
tˈɪt/ /fˈɔː/ /tˈæt
简化发音
美式
TIT-fer-TAT
英式
TIT-faw-TAT
语境中听
He pushed me, so I pushed him—it's tit for tat.
Their competition turned into tit for tat attacks.
Tit for tat is not always the best way to solve problems.
They kept stealing each other's pens—classic tit for tat.