"up the river" 怎么发音
expression
UHP-thuh-RIV-er
UP-thuh-RIV-uh
释义
This expression means to send someone to prison or jail. It can also mean that someone has been betrayed or abandoned, especially in a legal context.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈəp/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹɪvɝ
英式英语
ˈʌp/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈɹɪvə
简化发音
美式
UHP-thuh-RIV-er
英式
UP-thuh-RIV-uh
语境中听
He was sent up the river for robbery.
They caught her stealing and she went up the river.
If you break the law, you might end up the river.
His partner betrayed him and sent him up the river.