If bubbles do not immediately coalesce, the liquid can drain down and produce a structure like that shown in figure 1.

如果泡泡们没有立即融合，液体会流走并产生出如图1所示的一种结构。

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Do they go straight down the drain on a bunch of stuff you don't need?

会不会浪费在一些你产不需要的东西上？

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From the sad reality of losing a cherished object down a sink or bathtub drain comes this idiom, meaning to do or attempt to do something that ultimately will be lost forever.

从在水池或浴缸里痛失珍贵物品的经验中衍生出了这一个细雨，意思是你尽全力去做某事，最后却是失败。

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All our efforts went down the drain when the power went out. Now we have to do the whole experiment again.

电一停，我们的努力全都付诸流水。现在我们的实验得整个重新来过。

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Why throw money down the drain at the local car wash when you can do it yourself at home?

明明自己在家可以洗车，为什么要浪费钱开到洗车店去洗呢？

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Why throw money down the drain at the local car wash when you can do it yourself at home?

明明我自己在家可以洗车，为什么要浪费钱开到洗车店赴洗呢？

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Why throw money down the drain at the local car wash when you can do it yourself at home?

明明我自己在家可以洗车，为什么要浪费钱开到洗车店赴洗呢？

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