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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。You're flogging a dead horse by asking him to lend you money.你向他借钱是白费力气。He was really just ploughing the sand.他不过是在白费力气。I'm not going to flog a dead horse any further.我不想再白费力气了。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。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。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。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。We searched in vain for the missing earring. 我们寻找丢失的耳环，不过是白费力气。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。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。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。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。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。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。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。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。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。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。 |