The main drain was blocked.

主下水道被堵住了。

The water swirled down the drain.

水打着旋流进了下水道。

She tipped the dirty water down the drain.

她把脏水倒入了下水道。

We had to call in a plumber to unblock the drain.

我们只得叫个管子工来疏通下水道。

I pumped six ounces, and then had to pour it down the drain.

我吸出来了足有六盎司，然后不得不把它们倒进了下水道。

Having the decision hanging over your head is a huge energy drain.

在你的脑子里反复思考一个决定是会消耗大量能量的。

Hello, my bathroom drain is blocked and I'm giving a party tonight.

你好，我浴室的下水道堵了，而今晚我要办个派对。

Not in clumps, but I noticed more hairs than usual in my comb and the bath drain.

倒不是一把一把地掉，但是我发现梳子上和浴室排水口边的头发比往常多了。

When people wash these clothes, microfibers go down the drain with the wash water.

当人们洗这些衣服时，超细纤维会随着洗涤水一起流到下水道里。

By contrast, dry soils are sandy and porous, their coarse textures permitting water to drain rapidly.

相比之下，干燥的土壤是沙质和多孔的，其粗糙的质地允许了水分的迅速流失。

Endogenous rivers often do not reach the sea but drain into inland basins, where the water evaporates or is lost in the ground.

内源河流通常不会流入大海，而是流入内陆盆地；在那里，水会蒸发或流失到地下。

It is held there by the force of surface tension without which water would drain instantly from any wet surface, leaving it totally dry.

它是由表面张力的力量保持的，没有它，水会立即从任何潮湿的表面流失，使它完全干燥。

That's because quickly growing energy demand requires immense investment in new supply, not to mention the drain of rising energy prices.

这是因为，能源需求的快速增长需要新供应的大量投资，更别说不断上涨的能源价格的消耗了。

In turn, I soon found myself growing anxious there in that restaurant—very anxious—watching Mr. Chen and Mr. Shi drain glass after glass.

相反，我没多久就发现自己在那家餐馆变得紧张起来——非常紧张——看着陈先生和史先生喝光一杯又一杯酒。

Drain the meat and allow it to cool.

把肉晾干，让它冷却。

It's just money down the drain, you know.

你要知道，这是白白丢钱。

Safety standards have gone down the drain.

安全标准根本不管用了。

Harry felt the colour drain from his face.

亨利感到脸上没有了血色。

We had to drain the oil out of the engine.

我们必须把发动机里的机油全部放掉。

He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.

他将耗尽而不是增加国家的财富。

The light was beginning to drain from a violet sky.

光线正开始从紫罗兰色的天空中渐渐消失。

She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away.

她拔起塞子放掉了水。

Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines.

矿工们开掘了隧道以将水排出矿井。

Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.

军费开支是对国家资源的巨大耗费。

This is fen country – the mills drive pumps that drain the land.

这是一个沼泽国 - 这些工厂启动水泵排干地面积水。

They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain.

他们意识到自己的公众形象正被迅速地破坏掉。

You will need to drain the central heating system before you replace the radiator.

你得先把中央供暖系统的水排净再更换散热器。

The authorities have mobilized vast numbers of people to drain flooded land and build or repair dikes.

当局动员了大批民众为遭受洪灾的地区排涝并修建或修复堤坝。

A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.

一个承包商被雇来排干蓄水池里的水，然后挖出其中一块地方的泥土，换上粘土。

Something has stopped the drain up.

某东西把下水道给塞住了。