"under your thumb" 怎么发音
expression
ˈəndɝ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈθəm
UN-der yor THUHM
ˈʌndɐ/ /jˈɔː/ /θˈʌm
UN-duh yaw THUHM
释义
If someone is under your thumb, you control them completely and they do what you want.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈəndɝ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈθəm
英式英语
ˈʌndɐ/ /jˈɔː/ /θˈʌm
简化发音
美式
UN-der yor THUHM
英式
UN-duh yaw THUHM
语境中听
His boss keeps him under her thumb.
She feels like she is always under her mother's thumb.
They are not under anyone's thumb now.
He's totally under her thumb—he never makes a decision without her.