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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

落空 [luòkōng]
  1. 1. verb come to nothing

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

落空 [luòkōng]
  1. 1. come to nothing; fail; fall through
    希望落空
    fail to attain one's hope
    这事有落空的危险。
    There is a danger that nothing will come of it.
    他有一个美好的梦想,可后来还是落空了。
    你的请求随时有落空的危险。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

落空 [luòkōng]
  1. 1. 想法或目标没有实现;没有着落
    计划落空
    如意算盘落了空。

Examples

希望落空
fail to attain one's hope 落空
这事有落空的危险。
There is a danger that nothing will come of it. 落空
他有一个美好的梦想,可后来还是落空了。 落空
你的请求随时有落空的危险。 落空
他们的计划彻底落空了。
Their plan was a complete failure. 彻底
落空
计划落空 落空
War belied hopes for peace.
战争使和平的希望落空 belie
His attempted escape from prison was a failure.
他企图越狱的想法彻底落空了。 escape

Collocations

希望落空
hopes that are dashed
全部落空
a complete failure

Word Decomposition


[luò]
+
[kōng]

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