枉费的英文怎么说
2012-07-06 23:46
枉费的英文:
try in vain; waste
- He doesn’t want me to bother with American art
他不要我在美国艺术上枉费精神。 - It was no use, he could not break away, so he gave up.
这是枉费力气,他挣脱不了,所以只好作罢。 - He's flogging a dead horse in trying to persuade people to use canals instead of roads.
他拼命地劝人不要使用公路而去使用运河,真是枉费口舌。
v. 尝试,试验,试图,努力;审判;考验
n. 尝试,努力;试验
- If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
初试不成功,努力勿懈怠。 - She is trying to slim.
她正在设法减肥。 - They are trying to flog their house.
他们正试图卖掉房子。
adj. 空虚的;无价值的;徒劳的;无效的;自负的;爱虚荣的
- It was a vain effort.
这种努力是徒劳无益的。 - This is a vain and fleeting thing.
这是一种空虚的、转瞬即逝的东西。 - She is vain and extravagant.
她既爱虚荣又奢侈。
v. 浪费,滥用,消耗
n. 浪费,废(弃)物,废料,排泄物
adj. 废弃的,无用的
- It would be a grievous waste.
那将是一种严重的浪费。 - This opportunity is too good to waste.
这个机遇千载难逢,绝不能错过。 - "Waste not, want not "
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