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fool's errand noun[ C ] uk /ˌfuːlz ˈer.ənd/ us /ˌfuːlz ˈer.ənd/ an effort that is unlikely to be successful: 徒劳无功的努力 It's a fool's errand trying to get Lena to join in anything.想拉蕾娜参加什么活动根本就是徒劳。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Useless and futile adrift aimless aimlessly aimlessness airy-fairy fruitlessly fruitlessness futile futilely futility negation no goodidiom non-viable nugatory ornamental unrealistic unrealistically unseriousness until you are blue in the faceidiom unviability |