To be in a state of severe deterioration such that one is approaching inevitable ruin, failure, or death. Usually used in the continuous form. Her political career began to circle the drain after news of her affair came to public light. He was already circling the drain when the decision was made to take him off life support.
要在严重恶化,使得一个将至必然没落,失败或死亡的状态。通常在连续形式使用。她的政治生涯开始圈排水后,她的恋情的消息传到公共小巴。他已经盘旋漏时,决定将他身上拿走生命支持。
The company's closure was inevitable, as it has been circling the drain for the last six months.
该公司的关闭是不可避免的,因为它已经盘旋漏过去六个月。