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up in smoke

/ʌp ɪn smoʊk/◆成语
化为泡影

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。


◆ 真正含义
比喻计划、努力或希望突然彻底失败,强调结果与期望完全相反,带有强烈的失望或挫败感。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思是'在烟雾中向上',即化为烟雾飘散。
字面拆解
up向上+in smoke在烟雾中
◇ 意境
想象一团烟雾缓缓升起,逐渐消散在空气中,象征希望或努力无影无踪地消失。
◈ 使用场景
小李为了考上名牌大学拼命学习了一年,但高考时却因生病发挥失常。朋友安慰他说:'你这一年的努力全都up in smoke了。'
◉ 文化注释
该短语在英语国家广泛使用,常见于口语和书面语中,强调突如其来的失败或希望破灭。
非正式

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。

搭配

go up in smoke化为泡影all went up in smoke一切都化为泡影

同义词

go down the draincome to nothingfall throughcome apart at the seams

反义词

come to fruitionsucceedbear fruit

相关短语

go down the drain成语
付诸东流
come to nothing成语
一事无成
burn to the ground成语
彻底失败

专业提示

记忆技巧

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。

黄金法则

使用场景

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.'

词源

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。

用法说明

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')。

单词拆解

up
向上,这里引申为'消失'或'结束'
adverb
+
in
在...之中
preposition
+
smoke
烟雾,象征虚无或消失
noun
英汉词典

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