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go up in smoke/in flames 1. burn; be destroyed by fire 燃烧;烧毁 * Before the firemen could get to the scene, the building went up in flames. 消防队员赶到现场之前,那栋大楼已被烧毁。 * The barn full of hay went up in smoke. 装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。 2. disappear; fail; not come true 成泡影;未实现 * His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job. 他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。 |