"you can't be half pregnant" 怎么发音

expression

US

YOO KANT BEE HAF PREHGG-nuhnt

UK

YOO KAHNT BEE HAHF PREG-nuhnt

释义

This expression means that something is absolute and cannot be partial—you are either one thing or another, with no in-between. It is often used to explain situations where a decision or state is either completely true or completely false.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈju/ /ˈkænt/ /ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈhæf/ /ˈpɹɛɡnənt

英式英语

jˈuː/ /kɑːnt/ /bˈiː/ /hˈɑːf/ /pɹˈɛɡnənt

简化发音

美式

YOO KANT BEE HAF PREHGG-nuhnt

英式

YOO KAHNT BEE HAHF PREG-nuhnt

语境中听

You can't be half pregnant with this rule—you either follow it completely or not at all.

When making this choice, remember that you can't be half pregnant.

They want to try both ways, but you can't be half pregnant.

Look, you can't be half pregnant—once you start, you have to commit.