drains

The drains smell .

下水道散发着臭气。

Engine oil cannot be disposed of down drains .

发动机油不能被清理到下水道中。

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。

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

她拔起塞子放掉了水。

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 drains date from the beginning of the century .

下水道排水系统是本世纪初修的。

Drain off the excess fat from the meat .

把肉里面多余的油沥掉。

She tipped the dirty water down the drain .

她把脏水倒入了下水道。

The river drains into a lake .

这条河流入湖中。

Leave the dishes to drain .

把碟子控干。

The water swirled down the drain .

水打着旋流进了下水道。

The swimming pool drains very slowly .

游泳池里的水排得很慢。

Drain the pasta and toss it in melted butter .

把面条的汤控干，在溶化了的黄油里搅拌。

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。

Drain and rinse the pasta .

把通心粉过一过水。

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

他们意识到他们的公众形象正迅速被毁掉。

Small local stores are going down the drain .

当地的小店都倒闭了。

I can help resolve conflicts that drain energy .

我可以帮助解决消耗精力的冲突。

Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines

矿工们开凿了一条地道，以排出矿井里的水。

He will drain , rather than enrich , the country

他会耗尽而不是增加该国的财富。

The light was beginning to drain from a violet sky .

光线开始从紫罗兰色的天空渐渐消退。

Vast numbers of people have been mobilised to drain flooded land

大量的人力被动员去排干受涝的土地。

I drain the pasta , then I share it out between two plates

我将意大利面滤干，然后平分到两个盘子里。

Tony built his own house and laid his own drains .

托尼自己盖了房子并铺设了下水管道。

And then , suddenly , the euphoria began to drain away

随后，狂喜的感觉突然开始消失了。

Drain the beans thoroughly and save the stock for soup

将豆角彻底控干，并把滤出的豆汁留下做汤。

They had been called in to clear drains after local people reported a foul smell

当地居民举报闻到恶臭气味后，他们被叫来清理排水沟。

The soil drains freely and slugs aren 't a problem .

土壤排水畅通，鼻涕虫就不会造成什么麻烦。

Ho hum , another nice job down the drain .

，又一份好工作泡汤了。

Fraud trials are often complex and have become an expensive drain on the public purse .

诈骗案通常错综复杂，会给公共资金造成巨大损失。