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

把钱扔进水里 (浪费钱)白白花钱

Definition

把钱花在没用或毫无成效的事情上,就像把现金倒进排水口一样。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达,指浪费钱。通常用于批评投资、修理或购买没用东西。类似于“白费钱”、“乱花钱”。常和某个项目连用,例如“pour money down the drain on repairs” 表示“花钱修理却没结果”.

Examples

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

如果你买坏了的车,就是在**把钱扔进水里**。

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

不要在不需要的东西上**浪费钱**。

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

他这些修理就是**把钱扔进水里**。

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

看到结果后,我才意识到我们只是**白白花钱了**。

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

每年买最新的手机就是在**浪费钱**。

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

如果我们继续投资那家公司,就是在**把钱扔进水里**。