单词wild-goose-chase
n.: 徒劳的寻找；白费力气的追逐
网络: 徒劳无功；徒劳的搜索；徒劳之举
徒劳的寻找；白费力气的追逐:
a search for sth that is impossible for you to find or that does not exist, that makes you waste a lot of time
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。
The reporter was sent on a wild goose chase, for the man he was to interview had never really existed.
这名记者被派出去无意义的乱跑，因为他要访问的人根本不存在。
As Nathan was led on a wild goose chase, we all waited quietly in the lounge, with the lights dimmed low and the cake"s candles lit.
当内森在外面跑的时候，我们大家都在休息厅里静静地等，把灯光变暗，将蛋糕蜡烛点燃。
It is a bit like wild goose chase, but established a good relationship at the end.
但也是“穷追不舍”的，才最终确立了恋爱关系。
Before then, six groups of protesters led their police escorts on a wild-goose chase around London.
在那之前，六组的游行者会故布疑阵，让警方绕着伦敦白白搜寻一场。
You"re led on a wild goose chase if you look for an apartment in the papers.
如果你指望通过报纸找到公寓，那是白费劲。
That"s right. Today, I"m going to blame the wild goose chase on my boss giving me the wrong directions.
好了好了，我承认，咱俩找路的本事都不怎么样！不过这次可既不是你的责任，也不是我的责任。
How can we possibly find what the boss asked us for? I think we"re on a wild goose chase.
我们怎么知道老板要我们干什么？我看我们这是在白费劲。
Her scheme of being a movie star is a wild-goose chase.
她想成为电影明星的计划可以说是希望渺茫。
A cheetah mother leads a lioness on a wild goose chase, away from her cubs in hiding
一只猎豹母亲吸引一头狮子徒劳地追着她，离开了她的幼仔藏身处。