Bay at the moon
02:53來自線話英語
Bay at the moon
Howl at the moon
對月長嗥
對著月亮狂吠
bay
v. (犬或狼等)嚎叫
howl
v. (狼、狗等動物) 嗥叫
A dog suddenly howled, baying at the moon.
一隻狗忽然嚎叫起來,對月長嗥。
Conversation
對話
A: "What's that noise?"
那是什麼聲音?
B: "Just some coyotes baying at the moon."
只是一些土狼對月長嗥。
coyote
n. 土狼
Bay at the moon
Howl at the moon
徒勞無功
If you bay at the moon or howl at the moon, you waste your time and energy trying to do something which is impossible or trying to get something which you cannot have.
浪費你的時間和精力去做一些不可能的事情,或者去得到一些你不可能得到的東西。
Good luck talking to the principal, but I think you'll just be baying at the moon—I doubt you'll get a better grade.
祝你和校長談話好運,但我認為你只是徒勞,我懷疑你不會得到更好的成績。
principal
n. 校長
doubt
v. 懷疑
You're looking for the perfect man and he doesn't exist. You're baying at the moon.
你在尋找一個完美的男人,但他並不存在。簡直是徒勞。
exist
v. 存在