dead horse的用法和样例:
例句
- He's flogging a dead horse in trying to persuade people to use canals instead of roads.
他拼命地劝人不要使用公路而去使用运河,真是枉费口舌。 - It is useless to flog a dead horse.
鞭打死马,徒劳无益。 - Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.
给离婚妻子的赡养费,等于给死马买燕麦。
词汇搭配
- pay for a dead horse 花冤枉钱
- mount on a dead horse [口]重提早已解决了...
- flog a dead horse 徒劳无益
- beat a dead horse 重提早已解决了的问题...
- work for a dead horse 从事不可能有报酬的工...