"wall of silence" 怎么发音
expression
WAWL-uhv-SY-lens
WAWL-ov-SY-lens
释义
A situation where a group of people refuse to talk or provide information about something, especially to avoid trouble or protect someone.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈwɔɫ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈsaɪɫəns
英式英语
wˈɔːl/ /ˈɒv/ /sˈaɪləns
简化发音
美式
WAWL-uhv-SY-lens
英式
WAWL-ov-SY-lens
语境中听
The community put up a wall of silence after the incident.
Police tried to break the wall of silence during their investigation.
There is a wall of silence in the office about the decision.
When I asked about the missing files, I hit a wall of silence.