will-o'-the-wisp

美 　英

• n.鬼火；幻影；使人迷惑的人[東西]；不可捉摸的東西

詞形變化

復(fù)數(shù)：will-o'-the-wisps  

英漢解釋

n.	1. 鬼火,磷火 2. 幻影,幻象;使人迷惑的人[東西];不可捉摸的東西 3. 行蹤不定的人

英英解釋

n.	1. a phosphorescent light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground, caused by the spontaneous combustion of gases given off by rotting organic matter 2. somebody or something that is misleading or elusive, e.g. a false hope

例句

With only a few hundred dollars on hand, travelling around the world is a will-o'-the-wisp.

手頭上只有寥寥數(shù)百元，環(huán)游世界只是一個(gè)空想。

One bullet, however, better aimed or more treacherous than the rest, finally struck the will-o'-the-wisp of a child.

可是有一顆子彈，比其余的都來得準(zhǔn)些，或者說，比其余的都更為奸詐，終于射中了這磷火似的孩子。

A will-o'-the-wisp caught Bink's nervous eye.

一股鬼火在賓克神色緊張的眼前滑過。