"you cannot get blood from a stone" 怎么发音
expression
YOO KAN-not, kuh-NOT GET, GIT BLUD FROM AY, uh STONE
YOO kuh-NOT GET BLUD FROM AY STONE
释义
This expression means it is impossible to get something from someone or something that simply does not have it, usually money or help.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈju/ /ˈkænɑt/, /kəˈnɑt/ /ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈbɫəd/ /ˈfɹəm/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈstoʊn
英式英语
jˈuː/ /kəˈnɑt/ /ɡˈɛt/ /blˈʌd/ /fɹˈɒm/ /æɪ/ /stˈəʊn
简化发音
美式
YOO KAN-not, kuh-NOT GET, GIT BLUD FROM AY, uh STONE
英式
YOO kuh-NOT GET BLUD FROM AY STONE
语境中听
I've asked for more money, but you cannot get blood from a stone.
Don't expect help from him—you cannot get blood from a stone.
If the company has no money left, you cannot get blood from a stone.
She keeps asking her brother for help, but you cannot get blood from a stone.