wild-goose chase
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?wa?ld?ɡu?s ?t?e?s]
- 美式音標 [?wa?ld?ɡu?s ?t?e?s]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- 行蹤不定的路線；荒謬無益之追求
英漢例句
- We wasted all day on a wild-goose chase.
我們徒勞無功的浪費了一整天。 - Often, the search for a skilful manager turns out to be a wild-golden-goose chase.
通常，對有技巧的經(jīng)理的搜尋最終都是徒勞無功。 - Make it the object of pursuit and it leads us on a wild-goose chase, and is never attained.
倘若你把它當作目標來追求，那將是一場白費心機的追逐，永遠也不會成功。 - Prosecutors scoffed at such a possibility, noting that Mans had already faked his own kidnapping, offered a bribe for his release, and sent police on a wild goose-chase pertaining to the diamonds.
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雙語例句
權威例句
詞組短語
- wild - goose chase 徒勞無功的事
- a wild -goose chase maze 迷津
- Go On A Wild -goose Chase 心勞日拙
短語
英英字典
- a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time because the person or thing being searched for does not exist or is somewhere else
- If you are on a wild goose chase, you waste a lot of time searching for something that you have little chance of finding, because you have been given incorrect information.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- 徒勞的搜索；勞而無功的事
- 徒勞無益的追求