"wait for the ball to drop" 怎么发音

expression

US

WAYT fer thee BAWL tuh DROP

UK

WAYT faw thuh BAWL too DROP

释义

To wait for something important or decisive to happen, often something expected or inevitable. Also refers literally to waiting for the New Year's Eve ball to drop in Times Square.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈweɪt/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɔɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈdɹɑp/, /ˈdɹɔp

英式英语

wˈeɪt/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈɔːl/ /tˈuː/ /dɹˈɒp

简化发音

美式

WAYT fer thee BAWL tuh DROP

英式

WAYT faw thuh BAWL too DROP

语境中听

We wait for the ball to drop on New Year's Eve.

Everyone is waiting for the ball to drop before making a decision.

He just sits there and waits for the ball to drop.

We're all waiting for the ball to drop—I wish they'd finally announce the results.