beat a dead horse

英式音标：[bi:t ə ded hɔ:s]播放读音

美式音标：[bit e dɛd hɔrs]播放读音

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词义：

释义

徒劳无功；炒冷饭；白费口舌；浪费精力

用法：

双语例句

Don't waste energy fussing over a minor matter.
不要在微小的事情浪费精力。

It is a waste of energy arguing with her.
和她争论是浪费精力。

权威例句

Beat a Dead Horse

beat a dead horse

An attempt to recalibrate the pyroxene-pyroxene thermometer (or how to beat a dead horse to death)

Not to beat a dead horse...

Biblical Studies: Why Beat a Dead Horse?

[Rt-PA in fulminant perioperative lung embolism--don't beat a dead horse! reply]

Rt-PA bei fulminanter perioperativer Lungenembolie - Don’t beat a dead horse!

[Rt-PA in fulminant perioperative lung embolism--don't beat a dead horse!]

Glam-Metal Promoter Thinks You Can't Beat a Dead Horse Cantina

CD REVIEW: Backstreet Boys beat a dead horse 'Black and Blue'

同义词：waste one's breath

造句：

1. I've had enough—there are limits even for the patience of a saint!

我已经受够了——即使是圣人忍耐也是有限的！

来自柯林斯例句

2. Chiswick church is dedicated to St Nicholas, patron saint of sailors.

奇西克教堂为水手的守护神圣尼古拉而建。

来自柯林斯例句

3. My girlfriend is a saint to put up with me.

能够忍受我，我的女朋友真的很有耐心。

来自柯林斯例句

4. I feel that she would try the patience of a saint.

我觉得圣人都能被她逼疯。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Every year they put a play on at Saint Holy Cross Church.

他们每年在圣十字教堂上演一出剧目。

来自柯林斯例句

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