| 单词 | 白费力 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔WORK〕I could have told you it would be a waste of effort. 我本可以告诉你这是白费力气。朗文写作活用〔add〕She was trying to entertain us – unsuccessfully, I might add (=used to comment on what you have just said) .她想逗我们开心 — 但我说是白费力气了。朗文当代〔bat〕I'd like to go to bat for you on this, but it's a waste of effort.我很想就此为你辩护, 但那是白费力气。外研社新世纪〔beat a dead horse〕He keeps trying to get it published but I think he's beating a dead horse.他一个劲儿地想将其出版，但我认为他在白费力气。剑桥高阶〔flog a dead horse〕He keeps trying to get it published but I think he's flogging a dead horse.他一个劲儿地想将其出版，但我认为他在白费力气。剑桥高阶〔flog〕I'm not going to flog a dead horse any further.我不想再白费力气了。外研社新世纪〔fool's errand〕He sent me on a fool's errand.他派我去干白费力的事。牛津高阶〔free〕In vain he tried to free the rope around his hands.他想挣脱掉捆住他双手的绳子，结果是白费力气。剑桥高阶〔in some senses〕In some senses, it was a wasted effort.从某些定义上讲，这是白费力气。韦氏高阶〔introduce〕She attempted in vain to introduce some order into the classroom.她试图让课堂秩序好一些，但却白费力气。牛津搭配〔labor〕She has labored in vain to convince them to accept her proposal.她努力说服他们接受她的提议，最终是白费力气。韦氏高阶〔nailing jelly to the wall〕Writing the history of this period is like nailing jelly to the wall.试图书写这一时期的历史纯属白费力气。剑桥高阶〔pain〕You may save your pains.你不必费心了。(或:你不必白费力气了。)英汉大词典〔spin〕I felt like I was just spinning my wheels trying to make him understand.我感觉想要让他明白简直是在白费力气。朗文当代〔start〕A lot of people who lose weight gain it back over time, and end up back where they started.许多减了肥的人过一段时间又恢复了体重，结果是白费力气。朗文当代〔tilt〕Fighting against noise in Spain is like tilting at windmills.在西班牙反对噪音简直就是白费力气。外研社新世纪〔tread〕To expend effort but make little or no progress to achievement of a goal or an end.白费力气：花了很多力气，但是对达到一个目标或目的起的作用很小美国传统〔vainly〕I was singing in a vain effort to cheer him up.我唱歌试图让他高兴起来，结果是白费力气。柯林斯高阶〔vain〕Our labor was in vain.我们的劳动是白费力气美国传统〔vanity〕I didn't like to point out the vanity of their attempts to save him.我不想点破他们营救他的计划是白费力气。外研社新世纪〔wall〕I wondered if I was banging my head against a brick wall.我不知道自己是不是在白费力气。外研社新世纪〔wild goose chase〕Harry wondered if Potts had deliberately sent him on a wild goose chase.哈里疑心波茨故意让他白费力气地瞎找一通。柯林斯高阶〔wild-goose chase〕A futile pursuit or search.白费力气的追逐，徒劳的搜寻美国传统〔wild-goose chase〕After two hours spent wandering in the snow, I realized we were on a wild goose chase.在雪中转了两小时之后，我意识到我们是在白费力气。剑桥高阶He was really just ploughing the sand. 他不过是在白费力气。译典通I've been banging my head against a brick wall, trying to get her to understand.我真是在白费力气，想让她明白是不可能的。剑桥国际In vain he tried to free the rope around his hands.他努力要松开捆住他双手的绳子，结果是白费力。剑桥国际We went on / We were sent on a wild goose chase.我们进行了一次白费力气的搜索。剑桥国际 |
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