money down the drain 白花钱
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表达 “money down the drain” 的字面意思是 “钱流进下水道”,实际意思是 “花在某件事情上的钱被白白浪费,白花钱”。如果想表示 “把钱打水漂”,则可以说 “throw money down the drain”。
 
例句
Trying to heat our house is money down the drain – the heat just escapes through the windows!
我们设法为房子供暖,但就是白花钱,因为热气都从窗户缝里漏出去了!
 
Buying this second-hand1 bike was money down the drain – I had to spend so much on getting it repaired!
买这辆二手自行车真是白花钱了,因为我又花了很多钱去修理它!
 
Building a new car park in the town is money down the drain – there are three other car parks already.
在镇上建一个新的停车场就是在浪费钱,因为已经有三个停车场了。


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1 second-hand second-hand     
adj.用过的,旧的,二手的
参考例句:
  • I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
  • They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。
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