"go down the drain" 怎么发音
expression
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɹeɪn
GOH DOWN thuh DRAYN
ɡˈəʊ/ /dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /dɹˈeɪn
goh DOWN thuh DRAYN
释义
If something goes down the drain, it is wasted or lost, often referring to money, time, or effort that has achieved nothing.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɹeɪn
英式英语
ɡˈəʊ/ /dˈaʊn/ /ðə, ði/ /dɹˈeɪn
简化发音
美式
GOH DOWN thuh DRAYN
英式
goh DOWN thuh DRAYN
语境中听
All my savings went down the drain after the car accident.
If we don't finish the project, our work will go down the drain.
Don’t let your hopes go down the drain just because of one mistake.
I spent hours on that essay, and now it's all gone down the drain because my computer crashed.