以下是一些常见的短语,附上对应的中文解释:
- exercise in futility – 徒劳无益的努力
- a futile attempt – 徒劳的尝试
- a futile effort – 无效的努力
- a futile exercise – 无用的练习
- a futile gesture – 徒劳的姿态
- a futile pursuit – 无效的追求
- a futile struggle – 徒劳的斗争
- a futile task – 无用的任务
- a futile war – 无效的战争
- chasing a futile dream – 追求无望的梦想
- fighting a futile battle – 打一场无望的战斗
- making a futile effort – 做无效的努力
- pursuing a futile goal – 追求无望的目标
- striving in a futile endeavor – 在无望的尝试中努力
- struggling in a futile cause – 在无望的事业中奋斗
- talking to a wall – 对牛弹琴
- beating a dead horse – 白费力气
- pushing water uphill – 徒劳无功
- running in place – 原地踏步
- spinning one’s wheels – 白费力气
- swimming against the tide – 逆流而上
- trying to move a mountain – 力不从心
- trying to squeeze blood from a stone – 徒劳无益
- whistling in the dark – 自欺欺人
- working in vain – 徒劳无益的工作
- attempting the impossible – 尝试不可能的事情
- chasing a lost cause – 追求失落的事业
- struggling against the inevitable – 无法改变的事实
- tilting at windmills – 打风车
- wasting one’s breath – 白费口舌