望梅止渴的英文: [Literal Meaning] look/plum/quench/thirst to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums
[解释] 形容愿望无法实现,用空想安慰自己。
[Explanation] to console oneself with false hopes
[例子] 你不要再望梅止渴了,你喜欢的小丽去年就已经结婚了。
[Example] You shall not console yourself with false hopes any more. Xiao Li, the girl who you are longing for, got married last year.
[英文等价词] a Barmecide feast smell one's oats 参考例句:
To quench thirst by watching plums 望梅止渴 |