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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

  • 行踪不定的路线；荒谬无益之追求

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英汉例句

    双语例句

  • 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。

    • 权威例句

  • 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

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • 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

    新闻学与传播学

  • 徒劳的搜索；劳而无功的事
  • 徒劳无益的追求