英语词汇“will-o'-the-wisp”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1n 2n

WORD FAMILY

will-o'-the-wisp

USAGE EXAMPLES

The independence referendum is the will-o'-the-wisp of the Scottish election campaign.

BBC(May 04, 2016)

The lively, self-aware musical has such a will-o'-the-wisp quality that you fear it will disappear if you attempt to fence it in.

Los Angeles Times(Sep 10, 2014)

Chasing will-o'-the-wisp planners, judges and environmental activists is mere skirmishing.

The Guardian(Nov 20, 2012)

n a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

Syn|Hyper

friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern

light, visible light, visible radiation

(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

n an illusion that misleads

Syn|Hyper

ignis fatuus

fancy, fantasy, illusion, phantasy

something many people believe that is false

单词	will-o'-the-wisp
释义	will-o'-the-wisp (once / 12834 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY will-o'-the-wisp USAGE EXAMPLES The independence referendum is the will-o'-the-wisp of the Scottish election campaign. BBC(May 04, 2016) The lively, self-aware musical has such a will-o'-the-wisp quality that you fear it will disappear if you attempt to fence it in. Los Angeles Times(Sep 10, 2014) Chasing will-o'-the-wisp planners, judges and environmental activists is mere skirmishing. The Guardian(Nov 20, 2012) 1 n a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground Syn\|Hyper friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern light, visible light, visible radiation (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation 2 n an illusion that misleads Syn\|Hyper ignis fatuus fancy, fantasy, illusion, phantasy something many people believe that is false
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