Down the drain
Slang Term
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★★ Very Common
Neutral
含义: Wasted; lost beyond recovery.
浪费掉；无法挽回地失去。
Desperdiciado; perdido sin posibilidad de recuperación.
無駄になった、取り返しのつかない損失。
낭비된, 돌이킬 수 없이 잃어버린.
When effort, money, or opportunity is completely wasted with no possibility of recovery.
努力、金钱或机会被完全浪费，无法挽回。
Cuando el esfuerzo, dinero u oportunidad se desperdicia completamente sin posibilidad de recuperación.
努力やお金、機会が完全に無駄になり、回復の見込みがないこと。
노력, 돈 또는 기회가 회복 가능성 없이 완전히 낭비되었을 때 쓰는 표현.
字面意思: Washed down a drain (lost forever)
例句
- All that work went down the drain. 所有的努力都白费了Todo ese trabajo se fue por el desagüeあの努力が全部水の泡になった그 모든 노력이 물거품이 되었다.
- Thousands of pounds down the drain. 几千英镑打水漂了Miles de libras tiradas a la basura何千ポンドもドブに捨てた수천 파운드가 허공에 날아갔다.
- Years of effort down the drain. 多年的努力付诸东流Años de esfuerzo tirados por la borda何年もの努力が無駄になった수년간의 노력이 물거품이 되었다.
发音
/daʊn ðə dreɪn/
用法指南
语境: waste, loss, failure
语气: frustrated, disappointed
✓ 正确说法
- All down the drain.全都打水漂了Todo tirado por la borda全部水の泡だ전부 물거품이야
- Went down the drain.付之东流了Se fue por el desague無駄になった허사가 됐어
- Money down the drain.钱都打水漂了Dinero tirado a la basuraお金をドブに捨てた돈을 날렸어
✗ 错误说法
- WastedWasted（太普通）Wasted（menos expresivo）Wasted（味気ない）Wasted (밋밋함)
- LostLost（不够形象）Lost（demasiado simple）Lost（弱すぎる）Lost (표현이 약함)
常见错误
- Very common expression
- Always negative
起源与历史
From water going down a drain—lost and unrecoverable.
词源: English idiom
最早记录: 20th century
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Common expression; Financial discussions
Regional notes: Universal across English-speaking world.
变体
Down the drainGo down the drainWent down the drain
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