The rats skittered around them in the drains and under the floorboards.

The railway station smelt powerfully of cats and drains.

火车站上有冲鼻的猫味和臭水沟味。

Hang up the washing to drain.

把洗好的衣服挂起来让它晾干.

The water will soon drain away [ off ].

水很快就会流掉.

The water will soon drain away.

水很快就会流尽.

Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained.

天一下雨,我们去游泳的计划就全落空了.

Don't drain the teapot dry.

别把壶里的茶滗干了.

Clogged pipes caused drain water to back up into the room.

水管堵塞,排出去的水倒灌入室.

His wife's illness has been a great drain on his income.

他妻子的病要用去他的大部分收入.

Dig trenches to drain away the water.

挖沟以排水.

Let's drain the glass dry.

咱们把这杯喝干吧.

It was not easy to drain the flooded mine.

排干矿坑里的积水不容易.

The results of years of work went down the drain.

多年工作的成果全都白费了.

Drain off the rest of the wine from this barrel.

把桶里剩余的酒排出去.

The drain was choked up with dirt.

排水管被污物堵住了.

Ho hum, another nice job down the drain.

，又一份好工作泡汤了。

Small local stores are going down the drain.

当地的小店都倒闭了。

Drain the pasta as soon as it is cooked.

意大利面煮熟以后立即将水沥干。

Drain off any remaining water.

把剩下的水排干。

Drain off any excess marinade and use it as a base for a pouring sauce.

先滗出多余的卤汁，把它当作浇汁的主料。

Wash the leeks thoroughly and allow them to drain.

彻底清洗韭葱，再沥去水分。