望梅止渴的英文：
[Literal Meaning]
look/plum/quench/thirst
to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums
[解釋]
形容願望無法實現，用空想安慰自己。
[Explanation]
to console oneself with false hopes
[例子]
你不要再望梅止渴了，你喜歡的小麗去年就已經結婚了。
[Example]
You shall not console yourself with false hopes any more. Xiao Li, the girl who you are longing for, got married last year.
[英文等價詞]
a Barmecide feast
smell one's oats
參考例句：
To quench thirst by watching plums
望梅止渴
