ONE PHRASE, IN CONTEXT

down the drain

白白浪费；付诸东流（指计划、金钱或努力等）

口语习语与口号

类型主题插画

GET TO KNOW THE MEANING

读懂它，也学会这样说。

1 个义项

白白浪费；付诸东流（指计划、金钱或努力等）

IN A SENTENCE

If we skip routine maintenance, the money we spent on the new pumps could go down the drain.
如果我们跳过日常维护，花在新水泵上的钱就可能白白浪费掉。

来源：Expression Original Learning Examples — 口语必备库 — batch37 · Expression Editorial Team段 editorial-base-down-the-drainOriginal English example and Chinese translation written for Expression; no third-party sentence text is reproduced.