"down the tubes" 怎么发音
expression
ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtubz
DOWN thuh TOOBZ
dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /tjˈuːbz
DOWN thuh TYOOBZ
释义
If something goes 'down the tubes,' it completely fails, is wasted, or is ruined.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtubz
英式英语
dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /tjˈuːbz
简化发音
美式
DOWN thuh TOOBZ
英式
DOWN thuh TYOOBZ
语境中听
All our plans went down the tubes after the storm.
My savings went down the tubes because of the medical bills.
The project went down the tubes when we lost our funding.
After the merger, all my hard work just went down the tubes.