英语单词“up the spout”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
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- 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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