Translation

• (of soil etc) to wash away
• to be eroded
• (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere
• to fail to be retained

Synonyms

• 一去不复返, 一去不返, 不复存在, 云消雾散, 付之一炬, 付之东流, 付诸东流, 冰消瓦解, 冰释, 冲消, 化为乌有, 幻灭, 收敛, 无影无踪, 毁灭, 没有, 泥牛入海, 泯, 泯没, 泯灭, 消, 消亡, 消失, 消散, 消灭, 消解, 消退, 消逝, 消释, 涣然冰释, 淡去, 澌灭, 灰飞烟灭, 烟云过眼, 烟消云散, 烟退云敛, 熄灭, 瓦解冰消, 石沉大海, 破灭, 磨, 磨灭, 荡然无存, 过眼烟云, 远逝, 逝, 陨灭, 风流云散