枉费的英文

英语翻译

枉费[wǎngfèi]

想让他改变主意，好像就是以头撞墙，枉费心机。
It is like banging your head against a brick wall to try to make him change his mind.
他企图诱使她离开丈夫和家庭，结果是枉费心机。
He tried in vain to lure her away from husband and home.
他拼命地劝人不要使用公路而去使用运河，真是枉费口舌。
He's flogging a dead horse in trying to persuade people to use canals instead of roads.