be ruined; fall through; fail to materialize
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
informal口语词。常用于形容计划、希望、投资等未能实现，像东西泡在水里化掉了一样。
Yóu由
yú于
tiān天
qì气
yuán原
yīn因
，
wǒ我
men们
de的
zhōu周
mò末
yě野
cān餐
jì计
huà划
chè彻
dǐ底
pào泡
tāng汤
le了
。
Due to the weather, our weekend picnic plan was completely ruined.
Nà那
bǐ笔
mǎi买
mai卖
tán谈
bēng崩
le了
，
zhī之
qián前
de的
nǔ努
lì力
dōu都
pào泡
tāng汤
le了
。
That deal fell apart, and all the previous efforts went down the drain.
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Tā他
qī期
dài待
yǐ已
jiǔ久
de的
shēng升
zhí职
jī机
huì会
yòu又
pào泡
tāng汤
le了
。
The long-awaited promotion opportunity fell through again.
Bié别
dān担
xīn心
，
jiù就
suàn算
zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
le了
，
yě也
bù不
dài代
biǎo表
yī一
qiè切
jiù就
pào泡
tāng汤
le了
。
Don't worry, even if we fail this time, it doesn't mean everything is ruined.