down the drain

浪费掉, 化为乌有, 落空

例句与用法：

If you leave college, all that money has gone down the drain!

你要是中断大学的学习，你花的钱就会都付诸东流了。

My wife wanted a new carpet in the living room, but as we are moving in six months it would only be money down the drain.

我妻子想起居室里换块新地毯，不过我们再过6个月就要搬走，那只是白白浪费钱财。

A single mistake and all that time and money would go down the drain.

只要发生一个错误，全部的时间和金钱就将尽付东流。

Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained.

天一下雨，我们去游泳的计划就全落空了。

词形变化：

异体字: Down's syndrome |

ph.

前功尽弃；付诸东流；化为泡影

down the drain

浪费掉, 化为乌有, 落空

例句与用法：

If you leave college, all that money has gone down the drain!

你要是中断大学的学习，你花的钱就会都付诸东流了。

My wife wanted a new carpet in the living room, but as we are moving in six months it would only be money down the drain.

我妻子想起居室里换块新地毯，不过我们再过6个月就要搬走，那只是白白浪费钱财。

A single mistake and all that time and money would go down the drain.

只要发生一个错误，全部的时间和金钱就将尽付东流。

Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained.

天一下雨，我们去游泳的计划就全落空了。

词形变化：

异体字: Down's syndrome |

ph.

前功尽弃；付诸东流；化为泡影

down the drain

词形变化：

异体字: Down's syndrome |

down the drain
1.翻译：[口语]被浪费掉；化为乌有，完蛋；失去；无效，白费劲
2.翻译：被遗忘；被略去，不被考虑
3.翻译：堕落；越发糟糕，愈来愈坏

down the drain

名词 down syndrome:

a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation

同义词：mongolism, mongolianism, Down's syndrome, trisomy 21