"turn the clock back" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈtɝn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɫɑk/ /ˈbæk

TURN thuh KLOK BAK

UK

tˈɜːn/ /ðə, ði/ /klˈɒk/ /bˈæk

TURN thuh KLOK BAK

释义

To imagine or wish for things to return to the way they were in the past. It can be used literally for changing a clock's time, but is most often used to talk about returning to earlier situations or past times.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈtɝn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɫɑk/ /ˈbæk

英式英语

tˈɜːn/ /ðə, ði/ /klˈɒk/ /bˈæk

简化发音

美式

TURN thuh KLOK BAK

英式

TURN thuh KLOK BAK

语境中听

We can't turn the clock back to yesterday.

Some people wish they could turn the clock back and change their choices.

You can't turn the clock back—what's done is done.

If I could turn the clock back, I’d spend more time with my family.