dream goes up in smoke 梦想破灭
plan goes up in smoke 计划落空
hope goes up in smoke 希望破灭
effort goes up in smoke 努力白费
investment goes up in smoke 投资失败
1. All their plans went up in smoke after the storm.
暴风雨之后，他们所有的计划都化为泡影。
2. His dream of studying abroad went up in smoke.
他出国留学的梦想破灭了。
3. The project went up in smoke due to lack of funding.
由于资金不足，该项目失败了。
4. Years of effort went up in smoke after the company closed.
公司倒闭后，多年的努力都付诸东流。
A: Our travel plan went up in smoke because of the heavy rain.
A：因为大雨，我们的旅行计划泡汤了。
B: That's unfortunate, but we can try again next month.
B：真遗憾，但我们可以下个月再试一次。
1) 计划或希望彻底失败
2) 投入的时间或资源全部白费
3) 因意外情况导致结果完全落空
4) 形容努力最终没有任何成果
1. （计划、希望等）破灭；落空
e.g.The deal went up in smoke at the last minute.
交易在最后一刻破裂。
2. （努力、成果）付诸东流
e.g.Years of work went up in smoke after the fire.
火灾后多年的工作成果化为乌有。
verb phrase
1. to fail completely or disappear suddenly, especially plans, hopes, or results
Synonym: fail, collapse, vanish