136. All have ended in smoke

　　一事無成

　　A: How about his business, studies and marital status?

　　B: Regretfully, all have ended in smoke.

　　-他的事業(yè)、學(xué)業(yè)和婚姻如何?

　　-說來遺憾，一事無成。

　　137. eradicate

　　(vt.)根除;消滅

　　Yellow fever has been eradicated in the United States but it still exists in some countries.

　　黃熱病在美國已經(jīng)根除絕跡，但在一些國家卻依然存在。

　　138. glimmer

　　(n.)微光

　　The doctor's report gave us only a glimmer of hope.

　　醫(yī)生的報告僅給我們一絲的希望。

　　139. bite the dust

　　一敗涂地

　　A: What was the outcome of the election about the candidate?

　　B: It bit the dust.

　　-該候選人的選舉結(jié)果怎樣?

　　-一敗涂地。

　　140. ransack

　　(vt.)徹底搜索，仔細(xì)搜查

　　The woman ransacked the house for her lost jewelry.

　　那位女士仔細(xì)搜索房屋尋找遺失的珠寶。

　　141. slash

　　(vt.)(用刀，劍等)砍;砍擊

　　He slashed a path through the high grass with a long knife.

　　他用一把長刀在高高的草叢中開辟出一條小徑。

　　142. hit the right nail on the head

　　一針見血

　　A: What do you think about his comment on the current news?

　　B: He hit the right nail on the head.

　　-你覺得他對時事新聞的評論如何?

　　-一針見血。

　　143. slump

　　(vi.)倒下，陷落

　　Our feet slumped repeatedly through the melting ice.

　　經(jīng)過融化的冰時，我們的腳一再地陷了進(jìn)去。

　　144. vogue

　　(n.)流行;風(fēng)行;時髦

　　That pop song had a great vogue at one time.

　　那首流行歌曲有一陣子非常流行。

　　145. as clear as crystal

　　一清二楚

　　A: Something is wrong with the accounts.

　　B: Nope. They're as clear as crystal.

　　-這些賬目有問題。

　　-不，它們一清二楚。