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词汇集 徒劳无功(属于 情况与状态):完整且详细的清单

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a dead bee makes no honey

/ə dɛd bi meɪks noʊ ˈhʌni/

(idiom) 死蜂不酿蜜

示例:

You need to rest and recover; remember, a dead bee makes no honey.
你需要休息和恢复;记住,死蜂不酿蜜

after death comes the doctor

/ˈæf.tɚ deθ kʌmz ðə ˈdɑːk.tɚ/

(idiom) 死后求医, 亡羊补牢为时已晚

示例:

They finally offered a loan after the business had already declared bankruptcy; after death comes the doctor.
公司破产后他们才提供贷款,真是死后求医

if it ain't broke, don't fix it

/ɪf ɪt eɪnt broʊk doʊnt fɪks ɪt/

(idiom) 如果没坏,就别去修它

示例:

The current system works fine, so if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
目前的系统运行良好,所以如果没坏,就别去修它

sue a beggar and catch a louse

/suː ə ˈbeɡ.ər ænd kætʃ ə laʊs/

(idiom) 向乞丐索赔, 徒劳无功

示例:

Trying to get a refund from that bankrupt company is like trying to sue a beggar and catch a louse.
试图从那家破产公司获得退款就像是向乞丐索赔,徒劳无功

why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free

/waɪ baɪ ə kaʊ wɛn juː kæn ɡɛt ðə mɪlk fɔːr friː/

(idiom) 既然可以免费喝牛奶,为什么要买头牛呢

示例:

He doesn't want to get married; he thinks, why buy a cow when you can get the milk for free?
他不想结婚;他觉得,既然可以免费喝牛奶,为什么要买头牛呢

it is ill striving against the stream

/ɪt ɪz ɪl ˈstraɪvɪŋ əˈɡenst ðə striːm/

(idiom) 逆流而行是徒劳的, 顺之者昌逆之者亡

示例:

He tried to change the company's culture alone, but soon realized it is ill striving against the stream.
他试图独自改变公司文化,但很快意识到逆流而行是徒劳的

if my aunt had been a man, she'd have been my uncle

/ɪf maɪ ænt hæd bɪn ə mæn, ʃid hæv bɪn maɪ ˈʌŋ.kəl/

(idiom) 这种假设没有意义

示例:

He says we would have won if the weather was better, but if my aunt had been a man, she'd have been my uncle.
他说如果天气好点我们就赢了,但这种假设根本没有意义
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