come to nothing
1. 解詞釋義
Come to nothing從字面上解釋就是“最后什么都沒了”,意即為:終于失敗,終于落空,終成泡影等意思。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. Jim's holiday plans came to nothing because he didn't have enough money.
吉姆的假日計劃沒有實現,因為他沒有足夠的錢。
e.g. Their experiments came to nothing in the end.
他們的實驗以失敗告終。
e.g. The government did its best, but the efforts came to nothing for the government was harried by many things.
政府也的確作了最大的努力,但沒有收到任何效果,因為政府碰到的困難實在太多了!
e.g. All their efforts came to nothing.
他們所有的努力都付之東流了。