画饼充饥英语

望梅止渴 to quench one's thirst by watching plums; to console oneself with false hopes; to feed on fancies; to have imaginary satisfaction画饼充饥 1.[Literal] to draw cakes to stave off hunger; to sat...

to satisfy one's hunger with picture cakes

draw cakes to allay hunger -- feed on illusionsallay: vt.减轻, 缓和feed on 以...为食