down the drain
英
[daʊn ðə dreɪn]
美
[daʊn ðə dreɪn]
- 浪费掉; 化为乌有; 落空
down the drain的用法和样例:
例句
- Gallons of the stuff are going to waste.
大量的这种东西将被浪费掉。 - The disastrous fire undid months of hard work.
灾难性的火灾使数月的辛苦工作化为乌有。 - Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing.
支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。 - All our hopes were dashed by the announcement.
这事宣布後,我们的一切希望都落空了。 - His dream has once again fallen short of the mark.
他的梦想又一次落空。
词汇搭配
- go down the drain 白白地被浪费掉(枉费...