"fool's errand" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 徒劳的差事
• 白费力气的事

Definition

一项毫无意义、注定失败或浪费时间的任务或活动。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式表达，用于形容让人去做不可能成功或根本无意义的事。常见搭配：'send someone on a fool's errand'。既可以指实际差事，也可以指其他无望的任务。

Examples

Delivering a letter to a closed office was a fool's errand.

把信送到关门的办公室是一次**徒劳的差事**。

Painting the wall in the rain turned out to be a fool's errand.

在下雨天刷墙简直是**白费力气的事**。

Trying to fix something without the right tools is a fool's errand.

没有合适工具修东西是一种**徒劳的差事**。

I sent him on a fool's errand just to get him out of the house for a while.

我让他去做一件**徒劳的差事**，只是为了让他暂时离开家。

Looking for your keys in a dark park is a real fool's errand.

在黑暗的公园找钥匙真的是**徒劳的差事**。

Chasing after rumors at work is often a fool's errand.

在工作中追查谣言通常都是**徒劳的差事**。