词汇 "you may as well bid me lade the sea with a nutshell" 在中文的含义

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you may as well bid me lade the sea with a nutshell

US /juː meɪ æz wel bɪd miː leɪd ðə siː wɪð ə ˈnʌt.ʃel/
UK /juː meɪ æz wel bɪd miː leɪd ðə siː wɪð ə ˈnʌt.ʃel/
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成语

徒劳无功, 用核桃壳舀海水

used to describe a task that is impossible, futile, or absurdly disproportionate in effort

示例:
Trying to explain quantum physics to a toddler? You may as well bid me lade the sea with a nutshell.
向幼儿解释量子物理学?你还不如叫我用核桃壳去舀干海水呢
To stop the rumors now is impossible; you may as well bid me lade the sea with a nutshell.
现在想阻止谣言是不可能的;你还不如叫我用核桃壳去舀干海水呢