"down the tube" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 泡湯
• 失敗

Definition

這個表達意思是指某事完全失敗了、白費了努力或全部喪失，通常用於投入努力或計劃之後。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，也可見 'down the tubes'（複數）。多用於錢、時間、計劃等努力付之東流。與 'down the drain' 類似，但更口語。正式場合較少出現。

Examples

All our hard work went down the tube.

我們所有的努力都**泡湯**了。

The project went down the tube after the funding was cut.

資金被削減後，計劃**泡湯**了。

All his savings went down the tube.

他所有的積蓄都**泡湯**了。

If the weather doesn't clear up, our picnic plans are down the tube.

如果天氣不變好，我們的野餐計畫就**失敗**了。

After that mistake, the deal went down the tube fast.

那次失誤之後，交易很快就**泡湯**了。

Looks like my weekend plans are down the tube again!

看來我的週末計畫又**泡湯**了！