"fool's errand" 怎么发音
expression
ˈfuɫz/ /ˈɛɹənd
FOOLZ AIR-und
fuːlz/ /ˈɛɹənd
FOOLZ ERR-und
释义
A task or activity that is pointless, has no chance of success, or wastes your time.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈfuɫz/ /ˈɛɹənd
英式英语
fuːlz/ /ˈɛɹənd
简化发音
美式
FOOLZ AIR-und
英式
FOOLZ ERR-und
语境中听
Delivering a letter to a closed office was a fool's errand.
Painting the wall in the rain turned out to be a fool's errand.
Trying to fix something without the right tools is a fool's errand.
I sent him on a fool's errand just to get him out of the house for a while.