down the drain
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英
- un.〔电子〕漏板；〔医〕引流管；〔技〕放水口。；白扔掉
- 网络浪费掉；付诸东流；血本无归
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
The trouble with trying to maintain an old car is that you're always pouring money down the drain to keep it roadworthy.
试图维修这辆旧车的困难在于，总要花大本钱才能使它开得动。
We have said it would all be sudden as the dark whirlwind goes down the drain, just as you see water swirl down a drain.
我们曾说过一旦黑暗势力白白浪费良机，这就会很突然的发生，就像水被漩涡吸走那样迅猛。
Hackett was prepared to pour the batch down the drain if it tasted awful.
如果味道糟糕的话，哈科特准备倒掉这批酒。
He said "our banking system is going to lose hundreds of billions of dollars" and taxpayer money was "going down the drain" .
他说：不仅“我们的银行体系将要损失数以千亿的美元”，而且纳税人的钱也会付诸东流。
"My esteem for the Japanese government has completely gone down the drain, " she said.
“我彻底失去了对日本政府的尊敬。”她说。
His fortune went down the drain when he began drinking heavily and gambling in casinos .
自从他开始酗酒又在赌场赌博，他的财产渐渐挥霍殆尽。
Right. -You know, when they go down the drain, when you don't use all of the container, what do you end up doing with it?
对。-你知道，在进入下水道后，在你没用完容器内的所有清洁剂时，你最后会拿它怎么办？
Daisy was in the bathroom. She was brushing her teeth and the tap was on. Water was pouring into the washbasin and vanishing down the drain.
黛西在浴室里。那时她正在刷牙，但是水龙头开着。水流入水槽，消失在下水道中。
All of his hopes and dreams of one day becoming the company's CEO went down the drain when the company went bankrupt.
随着公司的破产，他所有的希望以及有朝一日成为公司总裁的梦想都破碎了。
As it swirls down the drain, remember it will need to be pumped to a treatment centre and treated to potable quality.
当废水进入排水系统后，它还需要被抽入污水处理中心进行处理，直到达到饮用水标准。
John had spent hours keying data into the computer, but it all went down the drain when a power cut erased the machine's memory.
约翰花了数小时才把资料输入了电子计算机，但电源一断便擦去了机器中的存储量，他的一切全白费了。
I've seen very talented people literally go down the drain because they couldn't seem to keep their focus long enough to get anything done.
我见到过很有才华的人，他们最后浪淘沙般销声匿迹，就在于他们好像不能足够长地保持自己的专注力，结果什么也没做成。
A long time ago, there was a very handsome prince named Yi, he fell in love with heaven as a maid Helen pouring money down the drain.
很久以前，有一个非常英俊的王子名叫伊，爱上了天庭的一个倒水的侍女海伦。
But all the bad stuff doesn't conveniently slide down the drain; some of it thrives if those surfaces stay moist.
但所有那些脏东西并没有顺带着流入下水道，如果地面是潮湿的，其中一些细菌又会死灰复燃。
Due to inept management and bad decisions, the company's profits went down the drain.
由于管理与决策不当，公司的利润全付诸流水了。
In his opinion, continuing to pay rent each month for his apartment is just pouring money down the drain.
他认为，继续给付房屋租金就是将钱向水一样往外泼。
The hardest part of his job is watching his creations disappear down the drain after they're photographed.
干他这行的最难之处是，拍完照片后，看着自己的作品在水龙头下付之东流。
b: i know. i was there when he got so out of hand and poured all his money down the drain.
我知道。当他完全失去控制，把（他）所有的钱都浪费光的时候我（也）在场。
If you rely on a high-priced brand to ensure a good hair day, you could be sending money down the drain.
如果你相信一个高价的品牌洗发水来确保一整天秀发飘飘，那就是在白白浪费钱财。
Amid all this, the humble bathtub's popularity is swirling down the drain.
在酒店行业的这种变革过程中，普通浴缸的受欢迎程度急转直下。
A proposal to honor the New Orleans cocktail known as the Sazerac has gone down the drain.
一项表彰纽奥良知名鸡尾酒萨泽拉克的提案泡汤了。
It's just money down the drain , you know .
你要知道，这是白白丢钱。
Stick it out, or all our efforts will go down the drain.
坚持到底，不然我们所有的努力将会付诸东流。
Across the country, one-third of household water consumption goes down the drain every time a toilet goes flush.
整个中国三分之一的家庭用水都被当冲厕水用掉了。
I can sympathise with your suspicion that the lawyer is money down the drain.
我同意你的看法，即聘请律师是白花钱。
I understand that. Butyou're your heart at ease. I'll not let the money go down the drain.
我明白了，放心吧，我不会让那些钱白白流走。
Perhaps you simply have to work harder if you sell a product that literally gets washed down the drain.
如果你真的要卖这种真正意义上“被冲下排水沟”的产品的话，也许银行业者们真该加把劲了。
I did nothing but play and read about Go so my grades were going down the drain.
所有的时间我都用来下围棋和阅读有关围棋的书，结果我的成绩一路下滑。
A: I'm afraid that you will let the money go down the drain again. We can't afford to throw away the money.
恐怕你又让那些钱白白浪费掉，我们承受不起。
Sam has lost interest in flushing underwear down the lavatory, I am pleased to say, but he still likes tipping shampoo down the drain.
不过我可以欣慰地说，Sam对把裤衩放在马桶里冲掉已经失去兴趣了。但他还是喜欢把洗发液往水池里倒。
But by all means continue to be insecure over this while your economy goes down the drain.
我们尽一切办法让你们相信，但你们在经济下滑的背景之下依然会感到不安。
I can hardly play piano now. The 5 years of piano lessons have all gone down the drain.
我现在都不会弹琴了。5年的钢琴课都白费了。
The organisms that stay in the tube of toothpaste are the fittest. The others get flushed down the drain.
最终，管子是会破的，停留在牙膏管里的是适者，其他的就付之东流了。
And if they turn off the tap, all of your hard work may go down the drain.
而如果他们撤资，你所有的努力都将付之东流。
Let it sit for an hour or so, then run hot water down the drain to clear out the salt.
静静等上一个小时，然后倒些热水清理掉盐。
Soap molecules surround and lift the germs, friction from rubbing your hands loosens them, and water rinses them down the drain.
肥皂分子包围并把细菌拉起来，双手的摩擦使细菌脱离皮肤，然后水把它们冲入下水道。
But it's better than pouring leftover wine down the drain.
但这要比把喝剩的酒倒进下水道里好。
Her sparkling future had gone down the drain; the past years of hard work were wasted.
她光明的未来就这样被倒进了排水沟里。
Hettie: Yes, he's got the faucet running and it's showing the number of liters he's letting go down the drain while he's brushing his teeth.
荷蒂：对。那小伙子开了水龙头；萤幕上显示他刷牙时，任由多少公升水流进水沟里。
You've already spent a lot of money fixing your old car. Spending more is just money down the drain.
你已经花了很多钱修那辆旧车。再花钱就是白白浪费。
