"run around in circles" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 徒勞無功
• 白忙

Definition

做很多事卻沒有真正進展或成果，通常因為混亂或計畫不佳。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語用法，常用於形容人或團隊因混亂或方法不當而無實際進展。不可用於真正奔跑的情況。

Examples

If you don't have a plan, you'll just run around in circles.

如果沒有計畫，你只會**徒勞無功**。

We spent all afternoon running around in circles at the office.

我們整個下午都在辦公室裡**白忙**。

Without clear instructions, the kids will just run around in circles.

沒有明確指示，小孩們只會**徒勞無功**。

I feel like I've been running around in circles with this paperwork all week.

我覺得這週我一直在和這些文件**白忙**。

Every meeting ends the same—we just run around in circles and nothing gets decided.

每次會議都一樣——大家只是**徒勞無功**，什麼也沒決定。

Stop running around in circles and focus on one task at a time.

別再**白忙**了，一次專注做一件事。