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成了泡影

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还是成了泡影
2
可能成了泡影
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已经成了泡影
4
也成了泡影
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希望成了泡影

Definition

成了泡影

Literally means:

be like a bubble blasted out

Actually means:

be disillusioned

Bubble and shadow refer to unrealistic or visional things. It is often used to express one's disappointment or disillusion.

泡影,不实在或虚幻的东西。多用来表达失望的情绪。

Example

Used as predicate. (作谓语)
1
Gōng
公司
zhǔnbèi
准备
tóu
投资
2000wàn
2000万
yuán
kāituò
开拓
guówài
国外
shìchǎng
市场
  
,
què
méiyǒu
没有
xiǎngdào
想到
liǎng
guójiā
国家
de
zhànzhēng
战争
shǐde
使得
gōng
公司
de
tóu
投资
chéng
le
pàoyǐng
泡影
  

The company is ready to invest 20 million yuan to open up foreign markets, but did not think that the war between the two countries made the company's investment into a bubble.

2
běnlái
本来
suàn
打算
jiǔ
yuèfèn
月份
jìn
xué
大学
shū
读书
de
  
,
ránér
然而
cháng
chēhuò
车祸
shǐ
使
shī
失去
le
shuāng
tuǐ
  
,
shàng
xué
大学
de
mèngxiǎng
梦想
chéng
le
pàoyǐng
泡影
  

He had planned to go to college in September, but a car accident cost him his legs and his dream of going to college came to naught.

3
de
gōng
公司
dǎo
倒闭
hòu
  
,
wéi
妻子
ér
女儿
zài
běijīng
北京
mǎifáng
买房
de
wàng
希望
jiù
chéng
le
pàoyǐng
泡影
  

After his company collapsed, hopes of buying a house for his wife and daughter in Beijing were dashed.