"tumbleweed" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈtʌmbəlwiːd

TUHM-buhl-weed

UK

tˈʌmbəlwˌiːd

TUHM-buhl-weed

释义

A dry plant that breaks off from its roots and rolls across the ground, especially in deserts, often seen in western movies. It also sometimes symbolizes emptiness or silence in a place.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈtʌmbəlwiːd

英式英语

tˈʌmbəlwˌiːd

简化发音

美式

TUHM-buhl-weed

英式

TUHM-buhl-weed

语境中听

The tumbleweed rolled across the empty road.

Deserts have many tumbleweeds.

A big wind pushed the tumbleweed away.

The old town was so deserted, a tumbleweed could have rolled by.