转载自:商务英语900句 swyy900j 如有版权问题,请联系我们!特此感谢! “白费力气”几个生动有趣的英语表达! goose chase 有一个短语是“a wild goose chase”字面意思理解是“(很难)追上一群野鹅”,表示“无益的追求”,很容易让人想到谚语“竹篮打水一场空”,表示忙活半天,最后一无所获。 The reporter was sent on a wild goose chase, for the man he was to interview had never really existed. 这名记者被派出去无意义的乱跑,因为他要访问的人根本不存在。 Beat a dead horse 鞭打一匹死马让其奔跑,表示白费力气 Quit asking him to do you a favor. You're beating a dead horse. 别再求他帮你忙了,你这是白费劲
drain排水,下水道,排水管,消耗,我所有的努力都进入下水道了,表示白费了。 A:All my effort went down the drain. 我的努力全白费了。 B:That’s too bad. 那太糟糕了 spin one's wheels 字面意思是旋转某人的轮椅,发挥一下疯狂的想象就是旋转轮椅,原地不动,表示丝毫没有进展,也就是白费力气 You are just spinning your wheels trying to get a raise;the boss is a tightwad. 老板是个吝啬鬼,你想让他涨工资无益是做无用功 waste表示浪费,浪费努力,也就是白费力气。 A wrong approach means a waste of effort. 路子不对等于白费劲儿。 |
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