down the drain

基本解释

浪費掉；徒勞；墮落

同根派生

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英汉例句

雙語例句

One season of apples down the drain.
一季的蘋果就這樣付諸東流。
I pumped six ounces and then had to pour it down the drain.
我吸出來了足有六盎司，然後不得不把它們倒進了下水道。
Silence was filled only by the inaudible swoosh of my career going down the drain , but I was on a roll.
一片寂靜，衹有我的職業生涯無聲無息的被鏇轉著沖入了下水道，但我也挺不住了。

權威例句

But once this scandal broke, all the Republican Party plans seemed to go down the drain.
NPR: Foley Allegations Put GOP into Political Tailspin
While the cleaning agent is important, everything else (including flagrance) literally washes down the drain.
FORBES: Household Items You're Paying Too Much For
Sinks are going down the drain, and steel is now heading in the same direction.
FORBES: Chinese Manufacturing Is Crashing

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词组短语

短語

down n the drain 浪費掉
go down the drain 失敗;每況瘉下
T Down the drain 激流金屬
gone down the drain 白白地被浪費掉;流入了下水道
Milk Down The Drain 牛嬭倒進下水道

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

If work or money is or goes down the drain, it is spoiled or wasted.