"drain away" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 流走
• 消失

Definition

指液體緩慢流出並消失，也可指精力、金錢等資源逐漸消耗直至用盡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於形容液體慢慢流失，也常用來比喻精力、金錢等消耗殆盡。常見於日常口語和書面語，屬於非正式用法。

Examples

Water started to drain away from the sink.

水開始從水槽裡**流走**。

All my energy seemed to drain away after work.

下班後我所有的精力都**消失**了。

The rain stopped, but the water took a while to drain away.

雨停了，但水過了很久才**流走**。

You could almost feel the hope drain away from the room.

你幾乎能感覺到房間裡的希望正在**消失**。

After paying all the bills, her savings had just drained away.

付完所有帳單後，她的積蓄就**消失了**。

You could watch the color slowly drain away from his face when he heard the news.

聽到消息時，你可以看到他臉色慢慢**消失**。