| 释义 |
trying /ˈtraɪɪŋ/► SEE ALLnot for lack/want of tryinglike looking for/trying to find a needle in a haystack
●not for lack/want of ˈtryingused to say that although sb has not succeeded in sth, they have tried very hard （虽然没有成功但是）已经尽力了；并非努力不够◆He’s had no success in finding a job, though not for lack of trying.
他到现在还没找到工作，不过他很努力地找了。●like looking for/trying to find a ˌneedle in a ˈhaystackvery difficult to find 大海捞针◆How can we ever find the quotation if you don’t even know what part of the book it comes from? It’ll be like looking for a needle in a haystack.你连这句话在书的哪部分都不知道，我们怎么找得到呢？这简直是大海捞针。 |
