英语词组whistle dixie是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

whistle Dixie engage in unrealistic fantasies; waste your time. US

☞ Dixie as an informal name for the Southern states of the USA probably comes from the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania established in the 1760s by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon and taken as the northern limit of the slave-owning states. The marching song 'Dixie' (in full 'Dixie's Land') (1859) was popular with Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War.

2001New York Times These guys are just whistling Dixie …They're ignoring the basic issues that everyone's been pointing out to them for a decade.

词组	whistle dixie
释义	whistle Dixie engage in unrealistic fantasies; waste your time. US ☞ Dixie as an informal name for the Southern states of the USA probably comes from the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania established in the 1760s by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon and taken as the northern limit of the slave-owning states. The marching song 'Dixie' (in full 'Dixie's Land') (1859) was popular with Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War. 2001New York Times These guys are just whistling Dixie …They're ignoring the basic issues that everyone's been pointing out to them for a decade.
随便看	have a lot on the ball have a mind of your own have a mind to do something have a monkey on your back have a mountain to climb have a mountain to climb have an ace up your sleeve have an ace up your sleeve have an axe to grind have an axe to grind have an earthly have an ear to the ground have an ear to the ground have an eye for have an eye for (or on or to) the main chance have a nodding acquaintance with someone or something have a nodding acquaintance with someone or something have a nose for have another think coming have ants in your pants have ants in your pants have a (or a good or half a) mind to do something have a (or be) down on have a plum in your mouth have a pop at