柯林斯詞典wild goose chase (also wild-goose chase) (wild goose chases) 1. N-COUNT 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. (根據(jù)錯誤信息進行的)白費力氣的尋找[usu 'on' N] Harry wondered if Potts had deliberately sent him on a wild goose chase. 哈裡懷疑波茨故意派他出去瞎找一番。 返回 wild-goose chase劍橋詞典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 白費力氣的搜尋；徒勞之?dāng)H After two hours spent wandering in the snow , I realized we were on a wild goose chase . 在雪中轉(zhuǎn)了兩小時之後，我意識到我們是在白費力氣。 返回 wild-goose chase