"fishing expedition" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 釣魚活動
• 盲目搜尋

Definition

「釣魚活動」指嘗試發掘資訊但不確定自己要找什麼，通常會問許多不相關的問題。字面上也指去釣魚的旅行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於非正式且帶有負面含義的場合，指在法律或調查中沒明確目標地蒐集資訊，例如警方或律師問許多不相關的問題。字面意思則是去釣魚。

Examples

We're planning a fishing expedition on the lake tomorrow.

我們明天要去湖上**釣魚活動**。

The lawyer's questions felt like a fishing expedition.

律師的提問就像是在進行**盲目搜尋**。

The police were on a fishing expedition for evidence.

警方針對證據展開**盲目搜尋**。

They asked so many personal questions, it felt like a fishing expedition.

他們問了太多私人問題，簡直像**盲目搜尋**。

This meeting is turning into a bit of a fishing expedition, isn't it?

這場會議有點變成**盲目搜尋**了，不是嗎？

I don't have time for a fishing expedition—please ask specific questions.

我沒時間做**盲目搜尋**，請直接問重點問題。