付诸东流

She sat, cool and unmoved, with her lifework falling in ruins about her.

她冷静, 镇定地坐在那里, 眼见她毕生的心血正在付诸东流.

This would mean that all my work has been for nothing.

这意味着我所做的一切都付诸东流.

Thus he drowned his sadness.

这一下他的烦恼也就付诸东流了.

Millions of pounds have gone down the plughole.

数百万英镑付诸东流。

But if students cannot make it into Britain, such canny marketing is in vain.

但是如果这些学生无法来到英国, 那这些用心良苦的营销策略都将付诸东流.

His efforts were brought to naught when the war broke out.

战争爆发,使他的一切努力付诸东流.

All his work came to naught when the storm destroyed his crops.

暴风雨摧毁了他的庄稼,他所有的努力都付诸东流.

I do not want to see all your hard work go by the wayside.

我不愿看见你的所有努力付诸东流.

The fiasco in its schools puts all that in jeopardy.

但愿学校的混乱不会让这一切努力付诸东流.

Their efforts were unavailing.

他们的努力都付诸东流。

The resources previously committed might have been committed in vain.

先前所投入的人力物力可能会付诸东流.

I worry that all my money spent on college might be wasted.

我担心花在上学的钱最后都付诸东流.

If situations change, thee efforts can therefore be wasted.

如果形势变化, 这些努力也可能因此付诸东流.

How sad that his efforts should come to nothing.

他的一切努力完全付诸东流,多麽可悲呀.

A huge investment was wasted.

巨额投资付诸东流.