go down the drain

go down the drain

美 　英

• na.(人)每况愈下；(资金等)被浪费；(计划等)失败
• 网络前功尽弃；破产；白费心机

英汉解释

na.	1. (情况)愈来愈坏,(人)每况愈下 2. (资金等)被浪费;(计划等)失败,破产

例句

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？

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

If you read any further all those years you spent admiring the machismo of super cars might just go down the drain.

如果再读下去你这些年对超级跑车男人气概的敬仰就会瞬间消失。

The summit was sure to go down the drain if we played our "hole card" of blockade against the area.

如果我们打出封锁那地区这张“得分牌”，最高级会谈肯定会告吹。

Well, they go down the drain if you don't have disability insurance.

那么，如果你没有伤残保险，他们付诸东流。

I can't believe it, four years go down the drain.

我不能相信四年的时间就这样流逝。

Waste cooking oil doesn't have to go down the drain;

废弃食用油的归宿不一定是下水道；