English Dictionary

wild-goose chase

名詞

比喩的用法 慣用表現

(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.

日本語の意味

徒労（むろう）: 結果が得られない、無駄な努力や捜索をすること / 無益な探求: 価値に見合わない複雑な手順を経ても報われない行動 / 無駄な捜索: 成果のない、むだな作業や追求

Chasing after one unreliable lead turned our investigation into a wild-goose chase that wasted weeks.

信頼できない手がかりを追いかけたため、私たちの捜査は数週間を浪費する徒労に終わった。

意味（1）

(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.

I went on a wild-goose chase all over the town looking for that adapter until I discovered they no longer make them.

wild-goose chases （ plural ）