"wet your whistle" 怎么发音
expression
WET yer WHISS-uhl
WET yaw WHISS-uhl
释义
This is an informal expression meaning to have a drink, usually an alcoholic one, to quench your thirst.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈwɛt/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhwɪsəɫ/, /ˈwɪsəɫ
英式英语
wˈɛt/ /jˈɔː/ /wˈɪsəl
简化发音
美式
WET yer WHISS-uhl
英式
WET yaw WHISS-uhl
语境中听
Let's wet your whistle with some lemonade.
After the long walk, we stopped to wet our whistle.
He always likes to wet his whistle at the bar after work.
It's so hot—care to wet your whistle with a cold drink?