望梅止渴

英语翻译

console oneself with false hopes; feed on fancies

拓展翻译

望
full moon; hope; look over; reputation; visit

望尘莫及
too far behind to catch up with

望穿秋水
looking forward to

望而却步
flinch

望而生畏
be terrified by the sight of sth. or sb.

望风
keep watch

望风而逃
flee at the mere sight of the oncoming force

望风披靡
flee at the mere sight of the oncoming force

望高恐怖
batophobia

望见
espy; set eyes on

望江南
Cassia occidentalis

望景楼
belvedere

望菌素
esperin

望深恐怖
bathophobia

望文生义
interpret without real understanding

望下恐怖
bathophobia

望眼欲穿
looking forward to with eager expectancy

望洋兴叹
bemoan one's inadequacy in the face of a great task; bemoan one's insignificancy in the face of a great thing

望远的
telescopic

望远镜
look-see; telescope
telescope