wild goose chase
英 [waild ɡu:s tʃeis] 美 [waɪld ɡus tʃes]

n.

（根据错误信息进行的）徒劳寻找，白费力气的追逐；

变形

复数：wild goose chases

双语例句

1. 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。

权威例句

Wild Goose Chase
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