money pit
noun [ C ] informal uk/ˈmʌn.i ˌpɪt/ us/ˈmʌn.i ˌpɪt/
大钱坑，花钱无底洞
something on which you keep having to spend a lot of money, especially when it may be a waste of money
We don't want the project to become a money pit. 我们不希望这个项目变成一个要不断投钱进去的无底洞。
Old houses can become money pits for their owners. 老房子可能成为要业主不断投钱进去的无底洞。
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- Some people think the Olympic Games is a money pit and not worth the bother.
- Children are a never-ending money pit.
- Where others saw a money pit, he saw opportunity.