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单词 beat a dead horse
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beat a dead horse

idiomUSinformal(UKinformalflog a dead horse)
towasteefforton something when there is nochanceofsucceeding:
做无用功，做徒劳无益的事
Hekeepstryingto get itpublishedbut Ithinkhe'sbeatingadeadhorse.他一个劲儿地想将其出版，但我认为他在白费力气。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Failing and doing badly
  • abjectly
  • at-risk
  • backbencher
  • balls(something)up
  • be on your beam endsidiom
  • blow
  • bomb
  • collapse
  • fight a losing battleidiom
  • flog
  • flog a dead horseidiom
  • flop
  • flub
  • founder
  • rot
  • running on emptyidiom
  • sclerotic
  • screw
  • smoke
  • the rot sets inidiom
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(Definition ofbeat a dead horsefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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