a wild-goose chase
基本解释
- 徒劳无功的追求
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.
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