1.Peter：No. It was a wild goose chase.
彼得：没有。根本就是白忙一场。收藏指正
2.It turned out to be a wild-goose chase.
结果证明这只不过是一场徒劳。收藏指正
3.Some government officials sent reporters on a wild-goose chase.
（一些政府官员把记者引入白费力气的追逐中。）收藏指正
4.The hoaxer had sent the police on a wild-goose chase.
那个捣蛋的人让警方白白搜索了一番。收藏指正
5.I hope this whole thing is not a wild goose chase.
我希望这整件事不致白忙一场。收藏指正
6.She feels what Mr. Wang is doing is a wild-goose chase.
（她觉得王先生所做的是徒劳之举。）收藏指正
7.They embarked on a wild goose chase across the city in a vain attempt to find their lost son.
他们在全城徒劳奔波，无法找到失去的孩子。收藏指正
8.How can we possibly find what the boss asked us for? I think we’re on a wild goose chase.
我们怎么知道老板要我们干什么？我看我们这是在白费劲。收藏指正
9.The reporter was sent on a wild goose chase, for the man he was to interview had never really existed.
这名记者被派出去无意义的乱跑，因为他要访问的人根本不存在。收藏指正
10.The reporter was sent on a wild goose chase, for the monster he was to investigate had never really existed.
记者被派了去作徒劳无益的调查，因为他要查寻的怪物根本不存在。收藏指正