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望梅止渴的英文

望梅止渴的英文:

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。

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。

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
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