"knock your head against a brick wall" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 白費力氣
• 徒勞無功

Definition

不斷嘗試做不可能或極其困難的事情，通常沒有結果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語、日常用語。用於形容努力卻毫無進展，令人沮喪。如：「跟他講道理等於白費力氣。」

Examples

I feel like I’m knocking my head against a brick wall with this math problem.

我覺得解這個數學題就像在**白費力氣**。

Talking to him is like knocking your head against a brick wall.

和他講話簡直是**白費力氣**。

She keeps applying for jobs, but it’s like knocking her head against a brick wall.

她一直在找工作，可這就像在**白費力氣**。

Honestly, trying to change her mind is like knocking your head against a brick wall—she never listens.

說實話，想改變她的想法簡直是在**白費力氣**──她根本不聽。

We’ve been asking the landlord to fix the heating for weeks—it's just knocking our heads against a brick wall.

我們已經幾週讓房東修暖氣了——就像在**白費力氣**。

Trying to get my toddler to go to bed early is just knocking my head against a brick wall.

讓我的孩子早點睡覺簡直是**白費力氣**。