缘木求鱼的英文:
[Literal Meaning]
climb/tree/look for/fish
One climbs a tree to catch fish.

[解释]
方向或办法不对,不可能达到目的。

[Explanation]
a fruitless approach

[例子]
如果只想通过理论计算来解决这个问题就等于缘木求鱼,你需要做实验。

[Example]
If you want to solve this problem only by theoretical computing, it is a fruitless approach. What you need to do is to do experiments.

[英文等价词]
to fish in the air
milk the bull
milk the ram
skin a razor

参考例句:
  • To get water from a flint
    缘木求鱼

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