All our efforts went down the drain.
我们的努力全白费了。
Leaves choke the drain.
树叶把下水道塞住了。
Don't drink it all! Leave me a drain.
不要把它喝光！给我留一口。
Leave the dishes to drain.
把碟子控干。
Leaves stopped up the drain.
落叶把排水沟都填满了。
The water
drained slowly from the bathtub after I turned off the faucet.
我关掉水龙头后，浴缸里的水慢慢排空。
After a heavy rainstorm, the streets were
drained of积水. (大雨过后，街道上的积水被排干了。
The plumber came to fix the drain that was clogged with hair and debris.
水管工来修理被头发和杂物堵塞的下水道。
Drain the oil from the car engine before changing it.
更换汽车引擎机油前，先将其排出。
The kitchen sink is draining well; there's no need to worry.
厨房水槽排水良好，不用担心。
The plumber suggested installing a backwater valve to prevent sewage from draining into the home.
水管工建议安装一个防反流阀以防止污水倒灌进房屋。
The teacher asked the students to drain the contents of their water bottles before leaving the classroom.
老师要求学生们在离开教室前将水瓶里的水倒掉。
The old house had a faulty drain system that required constant repairs.
那栋老房子的排水系统有问题，需要经常维修。
The garden hose was
drained completely, revealing the dry soil underneath.
花园软管完全排空，露出了下面干燥的土壤。
The city workers are working on draining the flooded area to restore normalcy.
城市工人正在努力排干被水淹没的区域，以恢复常态。
Competition in the flash charging sector has intensified, because the more time people spend on their smartphones, the faster its batteries drain out.
闪充行业的竞争加剧了，因为人们在智能手机上花费的时间越多，电池消耗的速度就越快。
Instead of the traditional way of charging the drained batteries of EVs, a battery-switch station enables drivers to quickly swap depleted batteries for charged ones, with the whole process taking no more than five minutes.
与传统的电动汽车耗尽电池充电方式不同，电池开关站使驾驶员能够快速将耗尽的电池换成充电的电池，整个过程不超过五分钟。
The company also cited the strong US dollar and lower battery-replacement prices as a drain on sales.
Many Ofo users have taken to social media to say that the videos will be a drain on their mobile data allowance, despite these types of video advertisements being commonplace on many online platforms, such as Weibo and Toutiao.
With the annual monsoonal rains, and with a threat of major rivers overflowing, Colombo had no proper tunnels in place to drain out the rain waters, Ranawaka added.
Meanwhile, Xiao Zhuqing, general manger of Shandong Wenhe Wine Group, said Moutai experienced a brain drain as some senior employees went to work at various other liquor firms nationwide, and Moutai needs to hire a large number of new employees.
com, said China Unicom is highly likely to attract an investor from among the ranks of internet giants such as Tencent Holdings Ltd, Baidu Inc and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. "China Unicom is suffering from a brain drain.
The buzz phrase cropped up again and again at the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services, or CIFTIS, held in Beijing in September, as hundreds of thousands of visitors realized the benefits of bamboo-made disposable tableware, neon signs that glow without being plugged in, and hydrogen fuel cells that drain only water, which were all on display.
The city faces a brain drain due to pandemic prevention measures, but Tse believes this is a short-term factor.
During the visit, Shi express her worries about the talent drain in her village.