望梅止渴的英文怎么说

望梅止渴的英文：

[Literal Meaning]

look/plum/quench/thirst

to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums

[解释]

形容愿望无法实现，用空想安慰自己。

[Explanation]

to console oneself with false hopes

[例子]

你不要再望梅止渴了，你喜欢的小丽去年就已经结婚了。

[Example]

You shall not console yourself with false hopes any more. Xiao Li, the girl who you are longing for, got married last year.

[英文等价词]

a Barmecide feast

smell one's oats

参考例句：

To quench thirst by watching plums

望梅止渴