一事無(wú)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(shuō)來(lái)遺憾，一事無(wú)成。

　　167. 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(guó)已經(jīng)根除絕跡，但在一些國(guó)家卻依然存在。

　　168. glimmer

　　(n.)微光

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

　　醫(yī)生的報(bào)告僅給我們一絲的希望。

　　169. 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。

　　170. 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。