Learn English free online - how to pronounce word in English - English Learning Online- www.pronounceword.com

旋元祐Time时代杂志核心短语 动词短语68:go down the tubes

go down the tubes

一落千丈

tubes在此指的是「排水管」° go down the tubes意思是「随水冲到下水道去了」,引申为「一落干丈」,尤其指 「生意方面的失败或计划泡汤」。

After a record season in 1990 ... the summer touring business went down the tubes last year.(出自:TIME,Aug. 3,1992,p. 66 )

〔介绍美国流行音乐市场〕经历一九九〇年创纪录的热季之后, 去年夏天的巡回演唱生意一落千丈。