| 单词 | a wild goose chase |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔LOOK FOR〕He lied and took us on a wild goose chase to North Yorkshire. 他说了谎，带着我们白白地跑了一趟北约克郡。朗文写作活用〔LOOK FOR〕I had a feeling that the trip up to Edinburgh might turn out to be a wild goose chase. 我有种感觉，这次去爱丁堡说不定是白跑一趟。朗文写作活用〔chase〕He sent us on a wild goose chase (= a search for sth that cannot be found).他让我们白忙了一场。牛津搭配〔wild goose chase〕Harry wondered if Potts had deliberately sent him on a wild goose chase.哈里疑心波茨故意让他白费力气地瞎找一通。柯林斯高阶〔wild goose chase〕It looks like they've sent us on a wild goose chase.看来他们是给了我们一个完不成的任务啊。朗文当代〔wild goose chase〕The boss sent me on a wild goose chase that wasted half the day.老板派我去进行徒劳的调查，结果只是浪费了半天的时间。韦氏高阶〔wild-goose chase〕After two hours spent wandering in the snow, I realized we were on a wild goose chase.在雪中转了两小时之后，我意识到我们是在白费力气。剑桥高阶We went on / We were sent on a wild goose chase.我们进行了一次白费力气的搜索。剑桥国际 |
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