"to hell and back" 怎么发音
expression
ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈhɛɫ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈbæk
tu-HÉL-ənd-BAK, tə-HÉL-ənd-BAK, ti-HÉL-ənd-BAK
tˈuː/ /hˈɛl/ /ˈænd/ /bˈæk
tu-HÉL-ənd-BAK
释义
This expression means someone has gone through a very difficult or painful experience and survived. It suggests overcoming extreme hardship.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈhɛɫ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈbæk
英式英语
tˈuː/ /hˈɛl/ /ˈænd/ /bˈæk
简化发音
美式
tu-HÉL-ənd-BAK, tə-HÉL-ənd-BAK, ti-HÉL-ənd-BAK
英式
tu-HÉL-ənd-BAK
语境中听
After the accident, he felt like he had been to hell and back.
She’s been to hell and back with her illness.
We all supported him because he had been to hell and back.
Let me tell you, this past year I’ve been to hell and back.