tube
英[tjuːb]
美[tub]
- n. 管;电子管;隧道;电视机
- vt. 使成管状;把…装管;用管输送
- vi. 乘地铁;不及格
词组搭配
go down the tube (或tubes)
(informal)be completely lost or wasted; fail utterly
(非正式)一败涂地,完全失败
the country is going slowly and surely down the tubes.
这个国家正缓慢而不可挽回地走向绝境。
down the tubes 或 down the tube &I{【俚语】}
Into a state of failure or ruin
失败或毁掉
saw all her plans go down the tubes.
看到她所有的计划付之东流