"under the carpet" 怎么发音

expression

US

UN-der thuh KAR-pit

UK

UN-duh THUH KAR-pit

释义

Used to talk about hiding problems, mistakes, or unpleasant things instead of dealing with them. It means ignoring an issue in hopes that it will go away.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈəndɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɑɹpət

英式英语

ˈʌndɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt

简化发音

美式

UN-der thuh KAR-pit

英式

UN-duh THUH KAR-pit

语境中听

We can't just hide our problems under the carpet.

They tried to brush the mistake under the carpet.

Don’t sweep these issues under the carpet.

Management just wants to keep everything under the carpet so no one complains.