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美国俚语:浪费时间和人力做某事却没效果

时间:2013-03-26 05:45:57

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   piss in the wind  浪费时间和人力做某事却没效果

  英文解释:
  Doing something that is a complete waste of effort and time for which you can expect no results and may even backfire on you.
  中文解释:
  是浪费时间和人力做某事却没效果,甚至适得其反。
  例句:
  Telling the president that invading1 other countries is unpopular with many voters is like pissing in the wind.
  告诉总统侵略其他国家会遭到许多投票者的反对,那样的行为不会有好结果往往适得其反。

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1 invading d1483ae0025fde49cb2453153dc4ad1f     
v.侵入,侵略( invade的现在分词 );涌入;侵袭;侵犯
参考例句:
  • The invading troops were guilty of rape and pillage. 侵略军犯了抢劫和强奸的罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The invading army desecrated this holy place when they camped here. 侵略军在这块圣地上扎营就是对这块圣地的亵渎。 来自《简明英汉词典》