go up in smoke

• v. 被烧光；化为乌有

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The house burnt up before the firemen got there.
   屋子在救火人员赶到前就烧光了。
2. The woodshed burned down in half an hour.
   那间柴屋只半个小时就给烧光了。
3. My intellectual prestige has all gone up in smoke.
   我知识分子的威望全部化为乌有。
4. Peter's vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
   皮特的休假计划随着办公室危机的出现而化为乌有。