go--down--the--drain

go--down--the--drain什么意思,go--down--the--drain翻译

基本解释

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

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。