| 词汇 | go-up-in-smoke |
| 释义 | go up in smokephrase to be destroyed by burning: 化成了烟，被大火烧毁 Because of the fire, hundreds of houses went up in smoke.由于这场大火，数百座房屋被烧毁。 All in all, 32 buildings went up in smoke, causing over £4 million of damage. The whole house went up in smoke. A stray firework had caused the shed to go up in smoke. If you're not careful, the whole thing will go up in smoke. Half of the store's stock had gone up in smoke. to burn down or burn something down burn downThe family home burned down in a matter of hours. burn to the groundToday marks 400 years since the theatre burned to the ground. go upAfter the initial explosion, the building went up in a matter of minutes. go up in flamesThe precious collection went up in flames. go up in smokeAll my life's work has gone up in smoke. consumeAll her possessions were consumed in the blaze. Something that goes up in smoke fails to produce the result that was wanted: 未达到预期的效果，化为泡影 When the business went bankrupt, 20 years of hard work went up in smoke.公司破产时，20年的苦心经营化为乌有。 In the space of six months, they've seen their dreams go up in smoke. The team's qualification hopes have gone up in smoke. People are basically watching their retirement savings go up in smoke. It seemed like her career went up in smoke practically overnight. See also smokenoun(GREY GAS) go up in smoke | American Dictionarygo up in smokeidiom to be wasted: When the business went bankrupt, twenty years of hard work went up in smoke. |
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