down the drain

down the drain的音标是[da?ne??drɑ?n]，中文翻译为“白白浪费掉， 落空， 付诸流水”。它来源于英语单词“drain”，指的是“排水沟”或“排水管”，因此这个短语的含义是“浪费掉，白费”。

down the drain的速记技巧包括： #

1. 分解单词：将down the drain分解成几个部分，分别记忆，有助于快速记忆和回忆。 #

2. 谐音记忆：将单词的发音转化为具有代表性和记忆效果的语言，有助于快速记忆和回忆。 #

3. 联想记忆：通过联想与单词相关的事物或场景，有助于记忆和理解单词。可以联想到下水道堵塞，水不停地流下去，资源就这样浪费了，从而记住单词。 #

4. 重复记忆：通过多次重复记忆，有助于加深印象和巩固记忆。

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5. 语境记忆：将单词放在句子或语境中，有助于更好地理解单词的含义和用法。可以想象一个场景：水不停地流下去，资源就这样浪费了，让人感到沮丧和失望。 #

变化形式包括：名词waste (废物)，动词waste (浪费)，介词down the drain (在...中流逝)，形容词drained (耗尽的)，副词down the drain (迅速地流逝)。

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以上技巧和变化形式仅供参考，您可以根据自身情况选择合适的方法进行记忆。

down the drain短语：

1. down the drain - 浪费掉

2. pouring money down the drain - 浪费钱

3. time down the drain - 时间浪费了 #

4. effort down the drain - 努力白费

5. energy down the drain - 精力白费 #

6. money down the drain - 钱财浪费 #

双语例句： #

1. We've been pouring money down the drain for years, trying to make a profit in this business.

我们多年来一直在往这个无利可图的生意里投钱，真是浪费。

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2. The time we spent on that project could have been better spent on something more productive. It's a shame we're just pouring time down the drain. #

我们本可以把时间花在更有成效的事情上，却白白浪费在那个项目上，真是可惜。 #

3. We've been making efforts down the drain trying to solve this problem, but it seems like it's not going to work out.

我们一直在努力解决这个问题，但是看来我们是在白费力气。 #

4. I'm sorry to say that our energy has been down the drain all day long, and we still haven't achieved anything productive.

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很遗憾的说，我们一整天的精力都白费了，我们仍然没有取得任何有成效的进展。 #

5. We've been trying to save money by not buying new clothes, but it seems like every time we go shopping, we end up spending more money than we planned, which is really money down the drain. #

我们试图通过不购买新衣服来省钱，但是每次购物时，我们最终花费的钱比计划中的要多得多，这真的是在浪费钱。 #

6. I don't know why we keep pouring money down the drain like this, but I guess we just can't stop ourselves from making bad decisions. #

我不知道为什么我们总是这样浪费钱，但我想我们就是无法控制自己做出错误的决定。

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