英语词汇“plughole”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

plughole

(plʌghoʊl )

Word forms: plugholes

1. countable noun

A plughole is a small hole in a bath or sink which allows the water to flow away and into which you can put a plug. [British]

regional note: in AM, use drain

2. down the plughole phrase [VERB inflects]

If you say that something has gone down the plughole, you mean that it has failed or has been lost or wasted. [British, informal]

Millions of pounds have gone down the plughole.

Germans worry that their economy is going down the plughole.

regional note: in AM, use down the drain

Translations:

Chinese: 插孔

Japanese: 排水口

单词	plughole
释义	plughole (plʌghoʊl ) Word forms: plugholes 1. countable noun A plughole is a small hole in a bath or sink which allows the water to flow away and into which you can put a plug. [British] regional note: in AM, use drain 2. down the plughole phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that something has gone down the plughole, you mean that it has failed or has been lost or wasted. [British, informal] Millions of pounds have gone down the plughole. Germans worry that their economy is going down the plughole. regional note: in AM, use down the drain Translations: Chinese: 插孔 Japanese: 排水口
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