Each one strained every nerve to break the bundle.

每个人都使出九牛二，花很时间还是徒劳无功。

With tremendous effort Edmond bent and sliced the rope between his ankles.

费九牛二，爱德蒙弓身割断脚踝间的绳子。

You know what's funny? Nick had to drag me here kicking and screaming.

搞笑的是，尼克费九牛二才把我拽到这里。

Britain made an extraordinary effort to bring America into the war before it was too late.

当时英费九牛二才说服美参战，还好为时不晚。

It took a lot of persuasion to get him to show me what he was eating.

我费劲九牛二，才说服他给我看看他在吃什么。

The government had just succeeded, with some difficulty, in reducing these independent fanatics to its rule.

实际上，美政府费九牛二才压服这些热爱独立的摩门教信徒。

See what happens there. - Let's see, so actually...just about, but actually, it's an immense amount of hard work.

试试怎么样。- 好，其实......勉勉强强，可我已经费九牛二。

It took an agonizing effort to lift his head and look down the passage.

他费九牛二才抬起头，朝通道往下看。

There was immediately a profound silence and abortive efforts were made to dissipate it.

顿时一片沉寂， 人们费九牛二才想驱散它。

" Wiv all the trouble I went to to get'em? " said Mundungus, his saggy, bloodshot eyes stretching even wider.

“这可是我费九牛二才弄到的！”蒙顿格斯说，他那松弛的、充血的眼睛拉得更狭。

Nick had to drag me here kicking and screaming.

尼克费九牛二才把我拽到这里。

It takes nearly a dozen people to get this five-year-old black rhino up on its feet as the tranquilizer wears off.

近十几个人费九牛二，才使这只五岁的黑犀牛在麻醉药物作用消退后站起来。

Th' rent of our cottage is only one an' threepence an' it's like pullin' eye-teeth to get it.

我们小屋的房租只有一先令三便士，要得到它真是费九牛二。

" I said-shut-UP! " roared the man, and with a stupendous effort he and Lupin managed to force the curtains closed again.

“我说过——闭——嘴！”那男人吼道，他和卢乎一起费九牛二，总算把帷幔又拉上。

I almost lost my balance when I finally got to the truck, but I managed to cling to the side mirror and save myself.

费九牛二，好不容易到车跟前时，我差点儿失去重心，好在我设法紧紧抓住倒车镜，才没有摔倒。

We don't want to think that they went to all the trouble to put this box in the monument and not put anything in it.

我们不想认为他们费九牛二才把这个盒子放在纪念碑里，却没有在里面放任何东西。

He made pitiful efforts to appear gay, pleasant, talkative, but it was enough to see his sweat and paleness to know that his heart was not in it.

他费九牛二， 装出快活、愉快、健谈的样子， 但只要看到他的汗水和苍白， 就足以知道他的心不在其中。

He drew it quickly out again, but saw that it was quite gilded, and whatsoever pains he took to wash the gold off again, all was to no purpose.

他又迅速拔出来， 却见上面金光闪闪，费九牛二又把金子洗掉，却徒劳无功。

A positive labour of Hercules, I assure you! If it be achieved, I have cause to return thanks. Can I trust your assertion, Isabella? Are you sure you hate me?

我向你保证，这可是真正费九牛二哩！如果她真是想明白，我有理由回敬感谢。我能相信你的话吗，伊莎贝拉？你确实恨我吗？

He grew red; he made the clumsiest and most futile efforts to transport the meat to his plate; food was there before him, but, like a very Tantalus, he was forbidden to enjoy it.

他脸红；他费九牛二才把肉端到自己的盘子里。食物摆在他面前，但他像个坦塔罗斯人一样，被禁止享用。