How to Pronounce the Idiom Bend over Backwards American English


Today I’m going to go over the pronunciation for the idiom to bend over backwards.

This means to do as much as you possibly can to get your desired results.

Perhaps more than what would be expected.

For example, let’s say I’m trying to hire a new person to come to my firm

and I’ll do whatever it takes to get him or her to commit.

I might say, I’ll bend over backwards to get you here.

Or, for example, let’s say my mother in law was visiting last weekend.

I might say, I bent over backwards to make her happy.

It begins with the B consonant sound.

That is voiced, bb, so your vocal cords are making noise.

Then the ‘eh’ as in ‘bed’ vowel sound: be- be-.

Nn, tongue moves up into position for the N.

Ben-d.

Here you would either have the D or the T consonant sound,

depending on if you’re speaking present/future, or past.

Bend/bent.

Over begins with the ‘oh’ as in ‘no’ diphthong.

O – vv, vv, then the V consonant sound, where the bottom lip raises

to lightly touch the bottom of the top front teeth.

Ov, vv, and you make a sound with the vocal cords.

Over.

You then have the schwa sound, unaccented, with the R consonant sound, over.

Backwards begins, again, with the B sound, bb, then the ‘aa’ as in ‘bat’ vowel.

Ba-, ba- kk.

The K consonant sound, where the tongue goes up

and touches in the back, kk, releasing to make that sound.

Back, back, -wards.

The W consonant sound, where the lips form a tight circle, www,

and the schwa sound with the R consonant sound war-, war- ds.

The D consonant sound followed by the Z consonant sound, both voiced: dz, dz.

Backwards.

To bend over backwards.

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这意味着尽你 所能获得你想要的结果。

也许比 预期的要多。

例如,假设我想 聘请一个新人来我的公司

,我会尽一切 努力让他或她承诺。

我可能会说,我会 向后弯腰把你带到这里。

或者,例如,假设我的 岳母上周末来访。

我可能会说,我向后弯腰 让她开心。

它以 B 辅音开始。

那是浊音,bb,所以你的 声带正在发出声音。

然后是“床”元音中的“嗯” :be-be-。

Nn,舌头向上移动到 N.

Ben-d 的位置。

在这里,您将使用 D 或 T 辅音,

具体取决于您是在说 现在/未来还是过去。

弯曲/弯曲。

Over 以“oh”开头, 如“no”双元音。

O – vv,vv,然后是 V 辅音,下唇抬起

以轻轻接触 上前牙的底部。

Ov,vv,你 用声带发出声音。

超过。

然后你有 schwa 声音,没有重音 ,R 辅音,结束。

Backwards 再次以 B 音 bb 开始,然后是“bat”元音中的“aa”。

巴-,巴- kk。

K 辅音 ,舌头

向上接触到后面的地方,kk, 释放以发出该声音。

回来,回来,-病房。

W 辅音, 嘴唇形成一个紧密的圆圈,www,

以及带有 R 辅音的 schwa 音 war-,wards。

D 辅音后跟 Z 辅音,都是浊音:dz,dz。

向后。

向后弯腰。