| 释义 |
瞎子点灯白费蜡xiā zi diǎn dēng bái fèi làlightinga candle for a blind man-absolutely useless; a sheer waste
❍ 几次都是闹了个～。(冯志《敌后武工队》282) But all his efforts were a total waste of time.
❍ 他的腿跑肿了，心费烂了，还是闹个瞎子点灯——白费蜡。(冯志《敌后武工队》134) He was,as the saying goes,like a blind man using a candle-only wasting wax. 瞎子点灯白费蜡xia zi dian deng pai fei la【口语】lighting a candle for a blind man—sheer waste 瞎子点灯白费蜡xiā zi diǎn dēnɡ bái fèi là形容白费工夫，做无用功。a sheer waste, a blind man lighting a candle is no use |