fool's gold

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ˌfool’s ˈgold noun [uncountable]  1. HEGa kind of yellow metal that exists in some rocks and looks like gold 愚人金，黄铁矿〔一种存在于岩石中看似黄金的黄色金属〕2. DISAPPOINTEDsomething that you think will be very exciting, very attractive etc but in fact is not 虚幻的东西，华而不实的东西

Examples from the Corpus

fool's gold• Those who follow cash of the other sort were chasing fool's gold.• If one believes this, then the attraction of a fixed-rate mortgage in 1992 could easily prove fool's gold.

ˌfool’s ˈgold nounChineseSyllable  

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fool's gold
ˌfool’s ˈgold noun [uncountable]
1. a kind of yellow metal that exists in some rocks and looks like gold
2. something that you think will be very exciting, very attractive etc but in fact is not

fool's goldBrE /ˌfuːlz ˈɡəʊld/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfuːlz ˈɡoʊld/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a yellow mineral found in rock, which looks like gold but is not valuable, also called iron pyrites 愚人金（指黄铁矿）  ➡  see also pyrites something that you think is valuable or will earn you a lot of money, but which has no chance of succeeding 虚幻的摇钱树