Spin your wheels.
[英语成语] SPIN YOUR WHEELS. — 学习常用英语成语:如何避免努力白费
徒劳无功。
使用“Spin your wheels”来形容那些做了很多努力但却没有取得任何实质性进展的情况。就像车轮不断旋转却始终无法前进一样。
示例句子
I'm just spinning my wheels trying to figure this out.
我只是徒劳无功地试图弄明白这一点。
She felt like she was spinning her wheels at her job.
她觉得在工作中徒劳无功。
After hours of studying without progress, I knew I was just spinning my wheels.
经过几个小时的学习却毫无进展后,我知道我只是在徒劳无功。