"work your fingers to the bone" 怎么发音
expression
WURK yur FING-erz tuh THUH BONE
WURK yaw FING-uhz too THUH BOHN
释义
To work extremely hard, often for a long time and to the point of physical or mental exhaustion.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈwɝk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈfɪŋɡɝz/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈboʊn
英式英语
wˈɜːk/ /jˈɔː/ /fˈɪŋɡəz/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈəʊn
简化发音
美式
WURK yur FING-erz tuh THUH BONE
英式
WURK yaw FING-uhz too THUH BOHN
语境中听
My mother works her fingers to the bone every day to take care of us.
They worked their fingers to the bone to finish the project on time.
She works her fingers to the bone but never complains.
I can’t believe you worked your fingers to the bone for this company and got no thanks at all.