汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 海底捞月
海底捞月 (海底撈月)
see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shui3 zhong1 lao1 yue4]
Go to the water to catch the moon / Metaphorically, to do things that are simply impossible, can only be wasted
到水中去捞月亮。比喻去做根本做不到的事,只能白费力气。
hǎi dǐ/de () lāo yuè
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

干草堆里找一针。(大海捞针。)(海底捞月。)

Look for a needle in a bundle of hay.

妈妈一会儿“高空发射“,一会儿“海底捞月”,不管我怎么东奔西跑可有时还会漏球,而妈妈脚跟都不用移动就足够对付我了;

Mother for a while "high emission", while "cry for the moon", no matter how much I run around can sometimes the ball, but mother don't have to mobile enough to deal with my heel;