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All his efforts to save the company went up in smoke when the market crashed.
他为了挽救公司所做的一切努力在市场崩盘时化为泡影。
指计划、努力或希望彻底失败或落空,通常带有突然或无法挽回的意味。
Her dreams of becoming a singer went up in smoke after the audition disaster.
在试音惨败后,她成为歌手的梦想化为泡影。
All the hard work we put into the project was up in smoke when the client pulled out.
客户突然撤资后,我们为项目投入的所有努力都付诸东流。
常用于表达失望或挫败的情绪,强调结果与期望完全相反。
将'up in smoke'与'化为泡影'对应,想象烟雾升起的画面,象征希望或努力消失的无影无踪。
当某个计划、努力或希望因外部因素突然失败时使用,强调结果不可挽回。例如:'The deal fell through and our profits went up in smoke.'
源于19世纪美国西部,早期指香烟或雪茄燃烧后化为烟雾的现象。后被引申为计划或努力付诸东流的比喻用法。
常用于非正式场合,强调突然或意外的失败。可与动词'go'或'be'连用(如'go up in smoke'或'be up in smoke')。