1·Harry wondered if Potts had deliberately sent him on a wild goose chase.
哈里怀疑波茨故意派他出去瞎找一番。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·It looks like this is nothing but a wild goose chase.
追野鹅？我们找路还来不及呢，哪还有时间去追野鹅？
3·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。
4·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。
5·The Afghan strategy review has been too public and taken too long; the Middle East peace hunt has become a wild goose chase.
阿富汗战略回顾过于高调并耗时过长，寻求中东和平的努力变得徒劳无功。
6·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。
7·Lois said she knew the way so we followed her car, but she took us on a wild goose chase all round the country lanes instead of taking the direct route along the main road.
洛伊斯说她认识路，因此我们跟在她的汽车后面，但是她带着我们老是绕着乡村单向行车道徒劳地行驶，而不是沿着大道笔直行驶。
8·Often, the search for a skilful manager turns out to be a wild-golden-goose chase.
通常，对有技巧的经理的搜寻最终都是徒劳无功。
9·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。
10·Make it the object of pursuit and it leads us on a wild-goose chase, and is never attained.
倘若你把它当作目标来追求，那将是一场白费心机的追逐，永远也不会成功。