English translation for "好高鹜远"

[ hǎogāowùyuǎn ]
(比喻不切实际地追求过高或过远的目标) crave after [for] sth. high and out of reach; aim too high; bite off more than one can chew; feel inclined to preeminence; hitch one's wagon to a star; reach for what is beyond one's grasp; run after far-off things; try to run before one can walk

Related Translations:

鹜:  名词[书面语] [动物学] (鸭子) duck 短语和例子趋之若鹜 go after sth. like a flock of ducks

外鹜:  [书面语] not concentrate (on any one thing)

鹜溏:  duck-stool diarrhea

嗣鹜:  prometonx

不敢旁鹜:  dare not disperse one's attention

趋鹜时髦:  rush after the fashion of the prevailing mode; be in (the) fashion

秋水孤鹜:  lynn

别鹤孤鹜:  (be like) a widowed crane or a lone wild goose

刻鹄类鹜:  in carving a snow goose, one produces a duck -- the imitation does not quite resemble reality but it is not far away.; try to carve a swan and at least you'll get a duck -- aim reasonably

落霞孤鹜:  setting rosy sun and lone ducks 短语和例子落霞与孤鹜齐飞。 rosy evening clouds and lone ducks fly together.; sunset clouds float with the lone wild ducks

Example Sentences:

	1.	They have exalted notions, because they have not yet been humbled by life or learnt its necessary limitations . 他们好高鹜远，因为他们还没有为生活而折腰，不知生活的必要限制。
	2.	Striving to better , oft we mar what ' s well 好高鹜远常常破坏现有的舒适
	3.	The best is the enemy of the good 至善者善之敌;好高鹜远成就有限。
	4.	A new place , in a new house , amongst new faces , under new circumstances : i want this because it is of no use wanting anything better 在新的环境新的面孔新的房子中一个新的工作。我只要这个，因为好高鹜远是徒劳无益的。
	5.	Kin seng leung ka fai has a goal to be in the upper class society but he falls into big debts in the gambling house . so he persuades his loving wife , . . 建筑公司小职员建生梁家辉好高鹜远，以赌求一朝发达而致身负重债，其妻美凤林青霞爱夫情切，不惜亏空公款解燃眉之急。

Similar Words：

"好冈" English translation, "好钢用在刀刃上" English translation, "好高" English translation, "好高务远" English translation, "好高骛远" English translation, "好搞派系的" English translation, "好搞派系的,捣乱的" English translation, "好哥哥" English translation, "好歌" English translation, "好歌 最近更新" English translation