白费

To argue with him is like beating the air.

和他辩论是白费气。

Save your breath to cool your porridge.

白费口舌了。

In making that plea he will breathe in vain.

他做那种恳求是白费口舌。

I feel like I’m just wasting my breath trying to explain things to him.

我觉得跟他解释简直是白费唇舌。

Our labour will not be lost.

我们努会白费。

Trying to sell overcoats in midsummer is a real mug's game.

大夏天推销大衣, 真是白费气。

I tried to chuff her up in vain.

我想让她兴起来,但是白费气。

Mr. Taylor’s present behaviour stultifies his previous efforts.

泰勒先生目前行为使他过去努全白费了。

Hurling his arms and legs about wildly, he kept afloat but wasted much effort.

他用胳膊和腿在水中乱划, 这样虽可以漂浮, 但却白费了许多气。

All my efforts were vain.

我努都白费了。

Pam’s flogging a dead horse trying to organize the theatre trip. It’s quite obvious that nobody’s interested.

帕姆想组织剧团巡迴演出，无疑是白费心机。很明显没有人感兴趣。