"too many chiefs and not enough indians" 怎么发音
expression
TOO MEN-ee CHEEFS and nut ee-NUHF IN-dee-uhnz
too MEN-ee CHEEFS and not in-UHF IN-dee-uhnz
释义
This expression is used when there are too many people trying to be leaders or give orders, but not enough people willing to do the actual work.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtu/ /ˈmɛni/ /ˈtʃifs/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈnɑt/ /iˈnəf/, /ɪˈnəf/ /ˈɪndiənz
英式英语
tˈuː/ /mˈɛni/ /tʃˈiːfs/ /ˈænd/ /nˈɒt/ /ɪnˈʌf/ /ˈɪndɪənz
简化发音
美式
TOO MEN-ee CHEEFS and nut ee-NUHF IN-dee-uhnz
英式
too MEN-ee CHEEFS and not in-UHF IN-dee-uhnz
语境中听
There are too many chiefs and not enough indians on this committee.
The project failed because there were too many chiefs and not enough indians.
Our group has too many chiefs and not enough indians to get things done.
Everyone wants to be in charge, but with too many chiefs and not enough indians, nothing actually happens.