徒劳

徒勞 徒劳
[tú láo]
futile
⇒ 一场空 干 妄图 徒劳无益 精卫填海 郑人争年

简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT

徒劳
túláo
动 make a futile effort; work fruitlessly:
- 徒劳往返 make a futile journey; hurry back and forth for nothing
- 徒劳无功 (also徒劳无益) make a futile effort; work to no avail
- 跟他争辩是徒劳的。 It would be futile to argue with him.

- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典

徒劳
túláo
无益地耗费劳力 {futile or useless effort; fruitless labour; expend labour uselessly}:
- ～往返。 {make a futile (or fruitless) trip or journey; hasten back and forth for nothing; make a trip in vain}

简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典

徒劳
túláo
动 make a futile effort; work fruitlessly; be of no avail; work to no avail
- 徒劳之举 futile effort
- 要想阻止历史潮流是徒劳的。 It is always futile to try to hold back the progress of history.

徒劳往返
túláo-wǎngfǎn
<熟> hurry back and forth for nothing; make a trip in vain; make a futile journey

徒劳无功
túláo-wúgōng
<熟> make a futile effort; work fruitlessly; work to no avail; come to naught; beat the air; shoe the goose

徒劳无益
túláo-wúyì

- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典

徒劳
/túláo/
hold a candle to the sun; lost labour

简体中文>英语, 简明汉英词典