费力不讨好 meaning in English
do a hard but thankless job
Examples
- It was also thankless .
这也是一种费力不讨好的工作。 - Be a fool to oneself
干费力不讨好的事特指出于好心 - Otherwise , the americans look reluctant to get more deeply entangled in the hitherto thankless task of making peace between arabs and jews
否则，面对目前撮合以阿和平这个费力不讨好的任务，美国人很不愿意深陷其中。 - Because of excessively believing in the court ' s authority and neglecting of litigant ' s approval , the court often undertakes a thankless task
在现行民事案件的陪审中，由于过分信奉法院的权力而忽视当事人的认同，往往出现“费力不讨好”的尴尬。