"wait for the other shoe to drop" 怎么发音
expression
WAYT fer thuh UTH-er SHOO tuh DROP
WAYT faw thuh UTH-uh SHOO too DROP
释义
To expect that something bad or unpleasant will happen soon, usually because something negative has already started.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈweɪt/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈəðɝ/ /ˈʃu/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈdɹɑp/, /ˈdɹɔp
英式英语
wˈeɪt/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈʌðɐ/ /ʃˈuː/ /tˈuː/ /dɹˈɒp
简化发音
美式
WAYT fer thuh UTH-er SHOO tuh DROP
英式
WAYT faw thuh UTH-uh SHOO too DROP
语境中听
After hearing about the budget cuts, we all waited for the other shoe to drop.
He apologized, but I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Everyone was nervous, just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
After that first mistake, I just kept waiting for the other shoe to drop all day.