英语翻译
hold a candle to the sun; fruitless effort; lost labour
much cry and little wool
相关词条
1.lostlabour 2.labourinvain 3.unsuccess 4.holdacandletothesun 5.baythemoon 6.barkatthemoon 7.muchcryandlittlewool 8.withoutavail 9.catchthewindwithanet 10.catchthewindinanet 11.catchatshadows 12.awild-goosechase 13.allfornaught 14.flogadeadhorse 15.beattheair 16.ungratefulness
例句
- 我们不要徒劳地后悔。
Let's not cry over the spilled milk.
- 记者被派了去作徒劳无益的调查，因为他要查寻的怪物根本不存在。
The reporter was sent on a wild goose chase, for the monster he was to investigate had never really existed.
- 这种意志越是强烈，这种尝试越是徒劳。
The stronger the will, the more futile the task.
- 徒劳，空想无用的或徒然的劳动或想法
Futile or idle labor or thought.
分词翻译
徒的英语翻译：
apprentice; empty; follower; in vain; merely; on foot; person; sentence劳的英语翻译：
fatigue; put sb. to the trouble of; service; work
