wild-goose chase
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌwaɪldˈɡuːs ˌtʃeɪs]
- 美式音标 [ˌwaɪldˈɡuːs ˌtʃeɪs]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 行踪不定的路线；荒谬无益之追求
英汉例句
- We wasted all day on a wild-goose chase.
我们徒劳无功的浪费了一整天。 - Often, the search for a skilful manager turns out to be a wild-golden-goose chase.
通常，对有技巧的经理的搜寻最终都是徒劳无功。 - Make it the object of pursuit and it leads us on a wild-goose chase, and is never attained.
倘若你把它当作目标来追求，那将是一场白费心机的追逐，永远也不会成功。 - 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.
FORBES: Jailed Ponzi Schemer: Set Me Free And I'll Show You My $10 Million Diamond Stash
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- wild - goose chase 徒劳无功的事
- a wild -goose chase maze 迷津
- Go On A Wild -goose Chase 心劳日拙
短语
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.
剑桥英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 徒劳的搜索；劳而无功的事
- 徒劳无益的追求