a thankless task; arduous but fruitless; be a fool for one's pains; do a hard but thankless job; look for a needle in a bundle of hay; work hard but get little result 短语和例子 要是你想帮助他这个人, 那将是吃力不讨好。 if you try to help him, you will be a fool for your pains
这事吃力不讨好: the effort though with good intentions does not work well
总干吃力不讨好的事: be a fool to oneself be a fool for one's pains
要是你想帮助他这个人那将是吃力不讨好: if you try to help him you will be a fool for your pains
Example Sentences:
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If you try to help him , you will be a fool for your pains . 要是你想帮助他这个人，那将是吃力不讨好。
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The boss always leaves me to do all the dirty work 老板总是让我干吃力不讨好的活。
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Cleaning the oven is a real fag 清洗烤箱真是一件吃力不讨好之事。
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Administering a websphere production deployment is often a thankless job 管理websphere产品部署经常是一份吃力不讨好的工作。
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Sum has two sons , elder brother sum sai - chuen and younger brother sum sai - kwun 大少早逝,剩下大少奶当家,吃力不讨好,受尽委屈
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If they see a need , they are willing to help , no benefit , no help 政府要是觉得符合本国利益，就乐于伸出援手，吃力不讨好的事情政府可不干。
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You could say that bringing in teams from anywhere else is counter - productive , lowers standards and produces a lopsided competition 可以说，让其他地区的队伍参加世界杯是吃力不讨好的，不仅降低了参赛标准，而且造成了一边倒。
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Whether the dialogues are funny or not is a very subjective matter , i am sure the gags and humors in this film are not my cup of tea though 旧作如《锺无艳》 、 《瘦身男女》等不是佳品，太过刻意搞硬滑稽，结果都是吃力不讨好。
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Most users found it painstaking - if not impossible - to customize these applications into a useful solution to meet their business needs 大多数用户认为：如果不能按满足其业务需求的解决方案来制定这些应用软件，使用起来将会是件吃力不讨好的事。
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Early service records indicate clarke volunteered for the least - attractive duties , demonstrating that she was determined to succeed without trading on her father ' s name 早期服役记录表明克拉克自愿参与少人关注的任务（吃力不讨好之类的任务） ，显示出她不愿依靠父亲光芒取得成功的意愿。
