徒劳无益

[tú láo wú yì]

英语翻译

labour in vain
shoe the goose
flog a dead horse
limn on water
lash the waves
drop a bucket into an empty well
send owls to athens
send coals to newcastle
carry owls to athens
bring owls to athens

参考释义

徒劳无益[túláowúyì]

-flogadeadhorse;beafoolforone'spains;bemerelywastingone'senergy;carrycoalstoNewcastle;cometonaught;end(up)insmoke;lookforaNewcastleinabundleofhay[inahaystack];makemuchadoaboutnothing;ofnoavail;pourwaterinasieve;workinvain

实用例句

跟他们争论是徒劳无益的。
It's useless arguing/to argue with them.
鞭打死马，徒劳无益。
It is useless to flog a dead horse.
他一生都是把水桶投入空井，做了些徒劳无益的事情。
He spent all his life in dropping buckets into empty wells.

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