1. goose bumps

释义：Bumps on one's skin where one's body hair stands on end as the result of an intense feeling of cold, nervousness, anxiety, excitement, or fear. （用语表示寒冷，紧张，害怕，激动或者焦虑的感觉，鸡皮疙瘩）

用法：这个一个名词短语，它通常和动词get搭配作谓语表示“起鸡皮疙瘩”的意思，即：get the goose dump。和动词give搭配表示“让人起鸡皮疙瘩”的意思，即：give somebody goose bumps。

例句：e.g. I got goose bumps watching that scary movie last night!

昨天晚上看那部恐怖电影，我都起鸡皮疙瘩了!

e.g. Their concert was so amazing, I got goose bumps when they played their first song!

他们的音乐会太棒了，当他们演奏他们的第一首歌时，我都起鸡皮疙瘩了!

e.g. It's so cold in here that I'm getting goose bumps.

这里太冷了，我都起鸡皮疙瘩了。

e.g. Do you know, I have seen every movie with Madonna in it at least five times. Just seeing her picture in a magazine gives me goose bumps ——she's such a beauful woman!

你知道，Madonna演的电影每部我都至少看五遍。即便在杂志里看到她的照片都会让我起鸡皮疙瘩，因为她真是太漂亮了。

2. a wild goose chase

释义：A waste of time and you found nothing. （白忙一场，枉费心机）

用法：这个是一个名词短语，它通常和介词on搭配做状语或表语，即：on a wild good chase.

例句：e.g. I've been on a wild goose chase trying to find a bag of Dan's favorite potato chips.

我一直在枉费心机地尽力找到一袋丹最喜欢的薯片。

e.g. Those jerks sent me on a wild goose chase to find a copy of a book that hasn't been released yet!

那些混蛋让我白费力气去找一本还没有出版的书!

e.g. Every time I've gone to Rome to try to find out if the story could be true, it has turned out to be a wild goose chase.

每次我去罗马想要弄清楚这个故事是不是真的，结果都是徒劳无功。

e.g. You're led on a wild goose chase if you look for an apartment in the papers.

如果你指望通过报纸找到公寓，那是白费劲。