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will o' the wisp

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌwill o' the ˈwisp noun [countable usually singular]  1. DEPEND ON/RELY ONsomeone that you can never completely depend on, or something that you can never achieve 捉摸不定的人;实现不了的事2. DNa blue moving light caused by natural gases, that can be seen over wet ground at night 磷火,鬼火
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will o' the wisp
ˌwill o' the ˈwisp noun [countable usually singular]
1. someone that you can never completely depend on, or something that you can never achieve
2. a blue moving light caused by natural gases, that can be seen over wet ground at night