waste your breath

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   白费唇舌

   to say sth that nobody takes any notice of

   Why are you wasting your breath, Brockman?

   You're wasting your breath, and that's no great loss.

电影里这样说 · 3 部

• Why are you wasting your breath, Brockman?Whatever Works2009
• You're wasting your breath, and that's no great loss.Monkey Business1931
• Just remember, Coop, you are literally wasting your breath.Interstellar2014
• Adelane, don't waste your breath.Patch Adams1998
• You're wasting your breath.The Butterfly Effect2004
• - Stop screwing around! - You're wasting your breath.Thir13en Ghosts2001

在完整场景里学

• 怎样都行2009
  • 开场对着镜头大骂人类：whatever works（管用就行）
  • 半夜闹死亡又闹离婚：eke out a living（勉强糊口）
  • 收留街头求助的姑娘：get on my feet（站稳脚跟）
• 星际穿越2014
  • 女儿查幽灵，父亲聊接班：follow in my footsteps（走某人的老路）
  • 误入秘密航天基地：the best-kept secret in the world（守得最严的秘密）
  • 临走前与女儿道别：the ghost of your children's future（孩子未来的幽灵）

同一词条的短语

• waste not, want not
• waste away
• a waste of space
• lay waste

习语频道里接下来

• at sea
• right on
• nice work
• make do
• a level playing field
• a shoulder to cry on
• a thorn in flesh
• a walk of life
• be a tall order
• be in a jam
• be lost for words
• be out like a light