fishing expedition

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fishing expedition 的定义

n. 名词 noun

Informal.

  1. a legal proceeding mainly for the purpose of interrogating an adversary, or of examining his or her property and documents, in order to gain useful information.
  2. any inquiry carried on without any clearly defined plan or purpose in the hope of discovering useful information.

fishing expedition 近义词

n. 名词 noun

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  1. Like his old man, he keeps it reined in, but when talking about fishing, a true regret seeps out.
  2. Two years into an Arctic expedition, they were forced to abandon ship a thousand miles north of Siberia.
  3. You will find one of the best places on earth to go salmon fishing.
  4. At Studio Stagetti, I shot a man with more picks and axes than I have ever seen outside an arctic expedition.
  5. But fishing for rationale in harassment is almost always a waste of time.
  6. After the battle of the Pyramids he fell sick, and before the Syrian expedition, applied to return to France.
  7. Lawrence and Dan were told of the danger that threatened Fulton, and they determined to accompany Guitar in his expedition.
  8. The wealth, which Ripperda deemed necessary for his expedition, was sewed into various parts of their muleteer garments.
  9. The filibustering expedition set out in three small ships on the 28th of September.
  10. But scarcely had the new ambassador arrived at his destination when he heard of Bonaparte's projected expedition to Egypt.