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英语单词“up the spout”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

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单词 up the spout 释义

up the spout

idiomUKinformalwasted,spoiled, or notworkingcorrectly:He said thedecisionmeantthatnearly£3m ofshareholders'moneywas up thespout.Peterlosthisjobso that wasourholidayplansup thespout.彼得丢了工作,我们的度假计划也因此泡汤了。When wemovedin theheatingdidn'twork, theceilingleakedand theplumbingwas up thespout.pregnant:She's up thespout, but she won't say who thefatheris.HehatedJimfor getting hisdaughterup thespout.Synonymshave abunin the ovenold-fashionedhumorousup theduff
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In bad condition
  • battered
  • battle-scarred
  • be on the skidsidiom
  • beatsomeoneup
  • blasted
  • glitchy
  • have seen better daysidiom
  • hors de combat
  • impaired
  • in good, bad, etc. repairidiom
  • ruin
  • ruined
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • sad
  • scarred
  • the worse for wearidiom
  • worm-eaten
  • worn out
  • worse
  • worsening
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up the spout

UKslangwastedorspoiled浪费掉的;毁掉的,毁坏的Peterlosthisjobso that wasourholidayplansup the spout.彼得丢了工作,我们的度假计划也因此泡汤了。#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/up-the-spout##