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每日商务英语 第37期:白白浪费

时间：2013-12-12 08:49:09

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 　　down the drain白白浪费

　　英文释义
　　Informal expression describing wasted time or money.
　　例句
　　We invested two years and a lot of money into our new invention, but it never worked properly, and now we feel that our efforts were all down the drain.
　　我们在新发明上花了两年时间，投入了大量资金，但这个发明无法正常运行，现在，我们的努力全都白费了。

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0 never 95Ezl     
adv.从不，决不，不曾；
参考例句：
  • I have never been there.我从未到过那里。
  • I never get a holiday.我从未有过假日。
0 feel aklxj     
v.感觉，觉得；触摸
参考例句：
  • How do you feel now?你感觉怎么样？
  • I feel bad this morning.今天早晨我感觉不舒服。
0 expression 9hpz6     
n.表达，表示，表现，表情，措辞，词句
参考例句：
  • He looked at me without expression.他毫无表情地看着我。
  • Her face was without expression.她的脸上没有表情。
0 informal fQVzW     
adj.非正式的，不拘礼的，通俗的
参考例句：
  • I got an informal reception.我受到了非正式接待。
  • The leaders met over informal lunches.领袖们在非正式午餐时进行会晤。
0 money zwEyI     
n.钱，财产，货币
参考例句：
  • We need some more money.我们还需要些钱。
  • His money comes mainly from business.他的钱财主要来自经商。
0 properly KkIzrX     
adv.适当地；正当地；严格地
参考例句：
  • He has disposed of the rubbish properly.他已经适当地处理了垃圾。
  • Do your shoes fit properly?你的鞋适合吗？
0 lot Z0jxZ     
n.许多；好些
参考例句：
  • We had a lot of difficulties.我们碰到过许多困难。
  • Helen eats a lot of fruit.海伦水果吃得很多。
0 invention 34Jx8     
n.发明；制造
参考例句：
  • It's a most useful invention.这是一项极其有用的发明。
  • Paper is also an invention by the Chinese.纸也是中国人发明的。
0 worked CegzHA     
adj.处理过的，作装饰用的v.（使）工作( work的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）运作；运转；（使）产生效果
参考例句：
  • It worked contrariwise—first you dialled the number, then you put the money in. 这部电话的操作方式相反，即先拨通号码，然后投入钱币。
  • Initially, the system worked well. 开始时系统运转良好。
0 drain kkmza     
n.排水沟，阴沟；消耗，负担；v.排去，放干
参考例句：
  • Drain off the rest of the wine from this barrel.把桶里剩余的酒排出去。
  • First,you have to drain the container of all the old oil.首先，你得从油箱中把所有的陈油都抽去。
0 wasted wasted     
adj.（常指因病而）憔悴的，疲惫不堪；徒劳的；无用的
参考例句：
  • The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money. 那项工程耗费了相当多的时间和资金。
  • We had a wasted trip—they weren't in. 我们白跑了一趟，他们不在。
0 efforts 7e4f307f80e533fa0b4f0044e4694fc0     
n.努力( effort的名词复数 )；气力；努力的结果；努力（或艰难尝试）的成果
参考例句：
  • The company was very appreciative of my efforts. 公司对我的努力十分赞赏。
  • His efforts to stem the tide of violent crime have been as effective as Canute's. 他遏制暴力犯罪增长的努力一直是螳臂当车。
0 describing 2529a252a463b8bda343d1dad6ded9fc     
v.描写( describe的现在分词 )；叙述；画出（图形等）；形容
参考例句：
  • She is good at describing things or expressing ideas. 她善于描述事物或表达思想。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Certain grammatical rules must be followed when describing a conversation in reported speech. 在转述对话时必须遵循一定的语法规则。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 years 75aeb98e5241592ad6a6c2c4c78a16ef     
n.年( year的名词复数 )；年纪；一年的期间；某年级的学生
参考例句：
  • She is still very active, in spite of her advancing years. 她尽管年事渐高，仍然十分活跃。
  • Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa. 他在非洲生活了多年，到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。
0 invested 9a25ac4ea8d8a9b7bac3a3ed96702a06     
v.投资，花费( invest的过去式和过去分词 )；授予；（把资金）投入；投入（时间、精力等）
参考例句：
  • The money will be invested in managed funds. 这笔钱将投资于管理基金。
  • He invested his lawyer with complete power to act for him. 他让律师全权代办。 来自《简明英汉词典》