plait fog

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To perform an action in which the result falls apart immediately or to work on organizing something that cannot be organized. UK,figuratively
    — The result for the supervisee is an experience like 'plaiting fog', that is, trying to hold together the different strands in a unified whole — and holding the tension between the needs of client, counsellor and organization.
  2. Used as a metaphor for accomplishing an impossible task. UK
    — Just as you can't plait fog, you can hardly have an informed debate about something that means quite different things to different people.

词形变化

plaits fog present,singular,third-person plaiting fog participle,present plaited fog participle,past plaited fog past

词源

From the fact that fog is too insubstantial to be plaited.
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