
必败之仗
That is usually a losing battle.
这通常是一场必败之仗。
Losing Battle Against counterfeits.
反击造假的斗争中失利。
Newspapers are fighting a losing battle with the blogosphere.
报纸正与博客打一场失败的仗。
Newspapers are fighting a losing battle with the blogosphere.
报业正在与博客界的斗争中负隅顽抗。
Weight control is difficult for me. I fight the losing battle.
控制体重对于我来说很难,我是死马当活马医啊。
"losing battle"是一个英语惯用语,字面意为"正在输掉的战斗",其引申含义指明知难以成功却仍在坚持的努力,常用来描述对抗无法改变的现实或趋势的徒劳行为。该短语最早可追溯至18世纪军事术语的比喻用法,现已成为日常交流中的常用表达。
从语言学角度分析,这个短语包含三个核心要素:
权威词典《韦氏高阶英语词典》将其定义为:"a situation where you are trying to achieve something but are unlikely to succeed"(试图达成某项目标但成功可能性极低的情境)。在实际应用中常见于以下场景:
该短语的语义强度介于"difficult task"(困难任务)与"hopeless struggle"(无望挣扎)之间,常带有悲壮色彩却又不失敬意。语言学家David Crystal在《英语语言百科全书》中指出,这类军事隐喻在英语中占比约18%,是构建抽象概念的重要修辞手段。
“Losing battle”是一个英语短语,通常用于比喻意义,以下是详细解释:
字面含义
指"正在失败的战斗",强调对抗过程中逐渐失去优势的状态。
比喻意义
常用来描述:
常见使用场景
例句说明
"She’s fighting a losing battle trying to keep her house clean with three puppies."
(她养了三只小狗,想保持房屋干净简直是徒劳)
同义表达
• uphill struggle
• Sisyphean task
(注意:"lost cause"侧重结果已定,而"losing battle"强调过程)
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