“白忙”常见的英文表达可以是 “waste one's effort in vain” 或 “work for nothing” ,以下为你展开介绍:
含义:直接点明了努力被浪费,且结果是徒劳无功的,很好地传达了“白忙”中付出没有收获的意思。
例句:He spent weeks preparing for the presentation, only to waste his effort in vain when the client canceled the meeting.(他花了好几周准备这次演示,结果客户取消了会议,他所有的努力都白费了。)
含义:字面意思是“做了工作却什么都没得到”,简洁明了地表达了“白忙一场”的含义。
例句:The team worked hard all day, but in the end, they seemed to work for nothing as the project was scrapped.(这个团队辛苦工作了一整天,但最后项目被取消了,他们似乎白忙了一场。)