fishing expedition

常见例句

双语例句

• The senator says the investigation is a fishing expedition by his enemies to see if they can find anything he has ever done that might hurt his political career。
  那位参议员声称这次调查是他政敌的蓄意盘查，目的是搜罗挖掘他是否有不端行为，以损毁他的政治生涯。
• We were toting sleeping bags and pads, a camp stove and cooking gear, food for three days — including halibut we’d caught on a fishing expedition the previous afternoon — and a supply of fresh water.
  我们带上了睡袋和睡垫、野营炉具和炊具、够吃三天的食物中包括前一天下午钓鱼时抓到的一条大比目鱼，还有饮用水。
• Chernoff's attempt to see Jackson's financial records was blocked by Judge Pastor, who said he would not allow such a "deep sea fishing" expedition.
  法官帕斯特拒绝了切诺夫试图查阅杰克逊的财产记录这一要求。他说他不会允许这一“ 大海捞针”的措施。

权威例句

• This is a complex inquiry that may seem irrelevant, speculative or a fishing expedition.
  FORBES: Freakonomics: The Hidden Side of Managing Money ( September 2, 2005 )
• Yet, instead of creating jobs or helping the middle class, congressional Republicans are focused on this politically motivated, taxpayer-funded, election-year fishing expedition.
  WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing
• But I love dumping in handfuls of leafy greens and an avalanche of tofu and going on a fishing expedition for them later.
  NPR: Friends, Family and a Feast: A Hot Pot How-To
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