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

• 行蹤不定的路線；荒謬無益之追求

同根派生

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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

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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

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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.

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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