will-o'-the-wisp

will-o'-the-wisp

美 　英

• n.鬼火；幻影；使人迷惑的人[东西]；不可捉摸的东西

词形变化

复数：will-o'-the-wisps  

英汉解释

n.	1. 鬼火,磷火 2. 幻影,幻象;使人迷惑的人[东西];不可捉摸的东西 3. 行踪不定的人

英英解释

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。