中英互译
wild goose chase
英 /ˌwaɪld ˈɡuːs tʃeɪs/美 /ˌwaɪld ˈɡuːs tʃeɪs/
基本释义
- 徒劳的追逐或搜索：指一种无效或冗长的追求或搜索。
双语例句
- Harry wondered if Potts had deliberately sent him on a wild goose chase.哈里怀疑波茨故意派他出去瞎找一番。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- It looks like this is nothing but a wild goose chase.追野鹅？我们找路还来不及呢，哪还有时间去追野鹅？
- The reporter was sent on a wild goose chase, for the monster he was to investigate had never really existed.记者被派了去作徒劳无益的调查，因为他要查寻的怪物根本不存在。
网络短语
- wild-goose chase荒谬无益之追求；徒劳无功
- The Wild Goose Chase嬉春无悔
- a wild goose chase徒劳的搜索；钻牛角尖；钻牛角；徒劳的举动
- a wild-goose chase徒劳的搜索；白费劲；白费力气
- wild- goose chase徒劳无功的事
词源
- wild goose chase徒劳的寻找，白费力气的追逐比喻用法，因为野鹅是一种很难抓到的禽鸟，因而引申此义。比较snipe hunt,徒劳的行为，词源同sniper(狙击手)。