white whale
US /waɪt weɪl/
UK /waɪt weɪl/

名詞
1.
白鯨, 難以實現的目標
a goal or object that is extremely difficult to find or achieve
範例:
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Finding a cure for cancer has been the white whale of medical research.
尋找癌症的治療方法一直是醫學研究的白鯨。
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For many archaeologists, discovering the lost city of Atlantis is their ultimate white whale.
對於許多考古學家來說,發現失落的亞特蘭蒂斯城是他們最終的白鯨。
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