"pour money down the drain" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 把錢倒進水裡 (浪費錢)
• 白白花錢

Definition

把錢花在沒用或毫無成果的事情上，就像把現金倒進排水口一樣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，指浪費金錢。常用來批評投資、修理或購物無效，近似於“白白花錢”或“浪費錢”。常用於某件事：例如“pour money down the drain on electronics”.

Examples

If you buy a broken car, you just pour money down the drain.

如果你買壞掉的車，就是在**把錢倒進水裡**。

Don't pour money down the drain on things you don't need.

不要在不需要的東西上**白白花錢**。

He is pouring money down the drain with all these repairs.

他這些修理就是**把錢倒進水裡**。

After seeing the results, I realized we'd just poured money down the drain.

看到結果後，我才意識到我們只是**白白花錢了**。

Buying the newest phone every year is just pouring money down the drain.

每年買最新的手機就是在**白白花錢**。

If we keep investing in that company, we're just pouring money down the drain.

如果我們繼續投資那家公司，就是在**把錢倒進水裡**。