wild goose chase
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美
- chase vt.追捕；追求；镂刻，雕刻；试图赢得vi.奔跑；追赶n.追捕；争取；狩猎
- goose n.鹅；鹅肉；雌鹅；笨蛋；长柄熨斗
- wild adj.野生的；野蛮的；未开发的；狂热的adv.胡乱地；失去控制地n.荒野；荒地
- 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。
