英语词汇“fight a losing battle”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

fight a losing battle

释义

Idiom

fight a losing battle

to try hard but fail.

For years it seems we have been fighting a losing battle against poverty and hunger.In an old house, you're always fighting a losing battle with dust and dirt.

Usage notes: sometimes used without fight:

Many teachers feel they are in a losing battle for learning and order.

idiomfight a losing battleto keep trying to do something that you cannot succeed in doing:It's important to fight back against an illness, even if you're fighting a losing battle.The police force is fighting a losing battle against crime.be a losing battle: We try to teach our kids to respect our traditions, but with TV and pop music it's a losing battle.

fight a losing battle

To try persistently and with great effort to do or achieve something that is ultimately doomed to fail. You're fighting a losing battle if you think you can convince Sarah to go to college. It looks like I'm fighting a losing battle trying to get a raise from my boss.

fight a ˌlosing ˈbattle

try without success to achieve or prevent something: I’m fighting a losing battle with my weight. I can’t lose any.The police are fighting a losing battle against car theft.

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