will-'o-the-wisp

will-'o-the-wisp

美 　英

• n.难以捉摸的人（或事物）；镜花水月；虚无之物；磷火

例句

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

手头上只有寥寥数百元，环游世界只是一个空想。

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

可是有一颗子弹，比其余的都来得准些，或者说，比其余的都更为奸诈，终于射中了这磷火似的孩子。

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

一股鬼火在宾克神色紧张的眼前滑过。