"tilt at windmills" 怎么发音
expression
TILT-at-WIND-milz
TILT-at-WIND-milz
释义
To fight or struggle against imaginary or impossible problems, often wasting time and effort on things that cannot be changed.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtɪɫt/ /ˈæt/ /ˈwɪndˌmɪɫz
英式英语
tˈɪlt/ /ˈæt/ /wˈɪndmɪlz
简化发音
美式
TILT-at-WIND-milz
英式
TILT-at-WIND-milz
语境中听
He likes to tilt at windmills and argue about things that will never change.
Some people say fighting corruption is just tilting at windmills.
She refuses to tilt at windmills and focuses on goals she can achieve.
You can complain all you want, but if you try to change the weather, you're just tilting at windmills.