甲百匯小鸡词典

wild-goose chase

W 开头单词

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

  • 行蹤不定的路線；荒謬無益之追求

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • 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.
    倘若你把它儅作目標來追求，那將是一場白費心機的追逐，永遠也不會成功。

    • 權威例句

  • 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

词组短语

    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

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • 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

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • 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.

专业释义

    新聞學與傳播學

  • 徒勞的搜索；勞而無功的事
  • 徒勞無益的追求