释义 |
will-o'-the-wisp noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌwɪl.ə.ðəˈwɪsp/ us /ˌwɪl.ə.ðəˈwɪsp/ something that is impossible to get or achieve: 虚幻的目标;实现不了的事 Full employment is the will-o'-the-wisp that politicians have been chasing for decades.全民就业是政治家们几十年来一直在追求的一个幻想。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Unachievable be (a) no goidiom be on a hiding to nothingidiom be on the road to nowhereidiom be out of your leagueidiom cat ghost goodbye impossibility impossible impracticable impracticably in/out of the runningidiom league running silk unachievable unattainable unfeasible unfeasibly unrealizable |