前功尽弃 meaning in Chinese
waste all the previous efforts; waste the efforts already made; all labour lost.; all one's labour has been in vain.; all the work one has done is wasted.; all that has been achieved is spoiled.; all one's previous efforts are wasted.; all previous work undone.; all previous work came to naught.; forfeiture of all the former achievements; one's past merits will count for nothing.; the former labour is all wasted.; all the former tasks have been thrown away.: 大坝一定要在雨季开始以前合拢, 否则就会前功尽弃。 the dam must be closed before the rainy season sets in, or all our labour will be lost
Examples
- It might mean undoing years of work .
这可能意味着多年的工作前功尽弃。 - Oh, my god! all my efforts, have gone down the drain .
噢，天啊，我的努力已是前功尽弃了。 - This caused the utmost anxiety and rendered all concentration futile .
这引起了莫大的焦虑，而且使一切力量的集中都前功尽弃。 - Is one robot worth the loss of all that we ve gained
为一具机器人前功尽弃，值得吗？ - And suppose you lose everything in may
假如到了五月份前功尽弃怎么办？