"go up in flames" 怎么发音
expression
GOH UHP IN FLAYMZ
goh UP IN FLAYMZ
释义
To burn completely and be destroyed by fire; also used figuratively to mean something failing suddenly and completely.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈəp/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈfɫeɪmz
英式英语
ɡˈəʊ/ /ˈʌp/ /ˈɪn/ /flˈeɪmz
简化发音
美式
GOH UHP IN FLAYMZ
英式
goh UP IN FLAYMZ
语境中听
The house went up in flames after the lightning strike.
My old car went up in flames on the highway.
Their hopes for the new store went up in flames when it closed suddenly.
The experiment went up in flames—literally! The whole lab caught fire.