losing battle
- 必败的斗争
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The crew fought a losing battle to try to restart the engines .
全体船员努力尝试重新启动发动机,但结果徒劳无功。
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Weight control is difficult for me . I fight the losing battle .
减肥对我来说太难了,我在进行一场注定失败的战争。
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Police are fighting a losing battle against the rising crime rate .
警方正在针对不断上升的犯罪率进行一场无望取胜的战斗。
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In the long term , this can only be a losing battle .
长远来看,这是一场打不赢的战役。
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And that 's good because it means that it 's not a losing battle ,
这很好,因为这意味着这不是一个败仗,
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After fighting a losing battle to admit a few good human beings .
当我输掉了一场招入好的人类的战争之后。
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But it looks like a losing battle .
不过,这场战斗似乎必然以失败告终。
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I am sick and tried of fighting a losing battle .
我对从事一场毫无成功希望的斗争厌倦了。
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Of course , it 's a very short-term-ist strategy ; it 's a losing battle ,
当然,这是一个非常短暂的战略,是一个败仗,
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Ultimately , the government may be fighting a losing battle against cheap imports .
最终,在对抗廉价进口商品方面,巴西政府可能注定要打一场败仗。
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Others who want change take the attitude of " wait and see ," rather than risk a losing battle .
其他希望有所改变的研究人员则持“等待与观望”态度,却不愿意承担改革可能失败的风险。
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It was getting more and more apparent that we 're fighting a losing battle .
我们输掉这场遗产保卫战的势头愈来愈明显
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She tried to get him to go , but she knew she was fighting a losing battle .
她试图让他走,但她知道这可能是徒劳。
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But despite the noble aims , the world as a whole is fighting a losing battle .
尽管目标崇高,但作为一个整体全世界还是打了败仗。
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We were fighting a losing battle trying to get him to keep his bedroom tidy .
我们让他把卧室保持整洁的努力是白费劲。
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But across the world , and in Asia in particular , so far , it 's a losing battle .
但纵观整个世界,特别是在亚洲国家,这仍然是一场正在走向失败的战斗。
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Newspapers are fighting a losing battle with the blogosphere .
报纸正与博客打一场失败的仗。
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I keep trying to get Keith to tidy his room but I 'm fighting a losing battle .
我一直要基思整理自己的房间,但看来我这样做是徒劳的。
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We are not by nature well-endowed to handle chronic stress , so managing it is a losing battle .
我们天生就不是处理长期压力的好手,所以试图管理压力注定是场败仗。
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But for small businesses with tight salary budgets , using pay to keep top talent from going to larger rivals is often a losing battle .
但小公司的薪酬预算颇为紧张,因此要想避免精英人才被更大规模的竞争对手挖走,如果仅仅采取加薪策略,往往只能以失败告终。
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You 'll be fighting a losing battle if you try to persuade Tina to change her mind . she 's extremely stubborn .
如果你想劝蒂娜改变主意的话。那你将是打一场不会取胜的仗。她极其固执。
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He keeps trying new hair lotions to stave off baldness but I 'm afraid he 's fighting a losing battle .
为了避免秃顶,他一直试用新式的头发洗涤剂,不过我担心他的努力是白费的。
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Counselors , teachers , and administrators are in the frontlines of what seems at times to be a losing battle .
咨询师、教师和行政管理人员冲在这场有时看似必输的战争的前面。
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For Microsoft , competing in such an environment , at least in the long term , is a losing battle if it fails to make major changes .
对于微软来说,在这样的环境下竞争,至少从长远来看,如果它未能作出重大改变,败局已定。
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The old man taught Albom valuable lessons about life and death while at the same time fighting a losing battle with Lou Gehrig 's disease .
老教授在与鲁葛瑞格氏症(肌萎缩症)做临终搏斗的同时,传授阿尔博姆许多关于生死的有价值的训诫。
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He works with his neighbours to build shelters for the alpaca to give some protection from the elements , but he is fighting a losing battle .
他正和邻居们一起给羊驼建造茅屋,抵御天气变化。可是,他打的却是一场必败的仗。
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While she gamely tried to maintain her poise and dignity , Philip , the Princess Royal and Princes Charles and Harry fought a losing battle to stifle their mirth .
女王尽力保持着镇静和尊严,而菲利普亲王、长公主、查尔斯王储和哈里王子已经忍俊不禁了。
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The Hungarian city of Pecs is fighting a losing battle against padlocks which lovers are secretly clamping on statues and gates all over the city center as symbols of their enduring affection .
匈牙利城市佩奇目前正在打一场无望取胜之仗,对手竟然是爱侣们秘密固定在市中心的雕像和大门之上、用以像征其爱情永恒的挂锁。
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For a military commander , winning or losing a battle is a common occurrence .
胜败乃兵家常事。
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Sometimes by losing a battle , you find a new way to win the war .
有时输掉一场斗争,能让你发现一个新的方法去赢得整场战事。