"come to naught" in Chinese (Simplified)
付诸东流失败
Definition
如果计划、努力或希望付诸东流，意思是它们失败了，没有结果。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
较正式，多用于书面语或正式场合，通常形容努力、希望、计划都失败了。口语中常用'失败了'。
Examples
All their plans came to naught.
他们所有的计划**付诸东流**了。
His efforts came to naught after months of hard work.
辛苦几个月后，他的努力**付诸东流**了。
The negotiation came to naught and no agreement was reached.
谈判**失败了**，没有达成协议。
After all that effort, it just came to naught in the end.
那么多努力，最后一切都**付诸东流**了。
We hoped for a breakthrough, but our plans came to naught.
我们本希望有突破，但我们的计划**失败了**。
If our efforts come to naught, we’ll have to try a different approach.
如果我们的努力**失败了**，我们必须尝试不同的方法。