down the drain

I can't believe it, four years go down the drain.

我不能相信, 四年的时间就这样流逝.

" Every penny of ten years'savings down the drain!

“ 我是十年宦囊,尽付东流!

And the money was not poured down the drain.

而且这些钱并没打水漂.

The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it.

我们在困难面前扫除障碍.

The company was still going down the drain.

公司仍是每况愈下.

Does this mean that pursuing a management degree at this time is money down the drain?

这是否意味着，现在攻读管理学位就如同拿钱打水漂呢？

Safety standards have gone down the drain.

安全标准根本不管用了。

The results of years of work went down the drain.

多年工作的成果全都白费了.

The water swirled down the drain.

水打着旋流进了下水道。

His savings went down the drain on a bad investment.

一个错误的投资使他的积蓄化为乌有。

He lamented that four years of his life had gone down the drain because of an injury to his groin.

他痛惜他四年的生活就因大腿根部的伤被毁掉了。

Waste cooking oil doesn't have to go down the drain;

废弃食用油的归宿不一定是下水道；

He's not going to let it go down the drain now.

现在他也不会让它白白丧失掉.

All our efforts went down the drain when the power went out.

能量用完之后我们的努力全都付诸流水了。

She tipped the dirty water down the drain.

她把脏水倒入了下水道。

Well, that's another five dollar down the drain.

嗨，又白白浪费了5美元。

Small local stores are going down the drain.

当地的小店都倒闭了。

Oh, my God! All my efforts, have gone down the drain.

噢, 天 啊,我的努力已是前功尽弃了.

He poured the cold tea down the drain.

他把凉茶倒进下水道.

They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain

他们意识到他们的公众形象正迅速被毁掉。

Ho hum, another nice job down the drain.

，又一份好工作泡汤了。

We don't want all their hard work to go down the drain.

我们不想他们所有的辛勤工作都付之东流。

Development in this area is reckoned as money poured down the drain.

发展这个地区被认为是浪费钱财.

A single mistake and all that time and money would go down the drain.

只要发生一个错误，全部的时间和金钱就将尽付东流。

I mean, it would be my whole social life down the drain.

我的意思是，我的全部社交活动将付之东流。

I don't like to throw my money down the drain.

我不愿把我的钱白扔掉.

If you leave college, all that money has gone down the drain!

你要是中断大学的学习，你花的钱就会都付诸东流了。

It's just money down the drain, you know.

你要知道,这是白白丢钱.

All of our best laid plans are down the drain.

我们所有精心布置的计划都付之东流。

They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain.

他们意识到他们的公众形象正迅速被毁掉。