plughole

noun

1. （水池、浴缸等的）排水孔，漏眼，渗水孔
   a hole in a bath/ bathtub , sink , etc. where the water flows away and into which a plug fits

1. （浴缸或水槽的）排水孔，出水口
   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.

in AM, use 美国英语用 drain


2. PHRASE 失败；丢失；白白浪费
   If you say that something has gone down the plughole, you mean that it has failed or has been lost or wasted.
   1. Millions of pounds have gone down the plughole...
      数百万英镑付诸东流。
   2. Germans worry that their economy is going down the plughole.
      德国人担心他们的经济会滑入深渊。

in AM, use 美国英语用 down the drain

1. Millions of pounds have gone down the plughole
   数百万英镑付诸东流。
2. Germans worry that their economy is going down the plughole.
   德国人担心他们的经济会滑入深渊。
3. And we convince ourselves that what we are doing for the family and the world at large is just so important that without that degree of person-to-person contact, the world as we know it would disappear down a plughole.
   我们还说服自己，我们为家庭、以及整个世界所做的事情是那么重要，没有这种频繁的面对面接触，我们所知的这个世界就会土崩瓦解。
4. The water disappeared down the plughole with a loud gurgle.
   水流潺潺地流进洞穴消失了。
5. The water went down the plughole with a loud gurgle. And the tinkle and clink of silverware on china, the hiss and gurgle of the coffee maker.
   水发着响亮的汩汩声流下了排水洞。还有陶瓷上银器的清脆的叮当声，咖啡壶的斯斯声和汩汩声。

n.

(go) down the plughole

(go) down the plughole

noun

1. a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away)