"down the drain" 怎么发音
expression
ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɹeɪn
DOWN-thuh-DRAIN
dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /dɹˈeɪn
DOWN-thuh-DRAIN
释义
If something goes "down the drain," it means it is wasted or lost, often referring to money, time, or effort that brings no result.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɹeɪn
英式英语
dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /dɹˈeɪn
简化发音
美式
DOWN-thuh-DRAIN
英式
DOWN-thuh-DRAIN
语境中听
All my hard work went down the drain.
After the project failed, the money was down the drain.
If you quit now, everything you've done will be down the drain.
All that money just went down the drain because of a tiny mistake.