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返工 fǎngōng
动
产品、工程等因质量不合格而重新加工或施工。
» 这项工程必须返工。
无功 wúgōng
动
没有功劳或成效。
» 无功不受禄 | 无功而返
没有“返功”这个词。
无功而返 wúgōng-érfǎn
return without accomplishing anything; wild goose chase; have been on a fool’s errand
ˌstart ˈover
(especially NAmE) to begin again 重新开始
» She wasn’t happy with our work and made us start over. 她对我们干的活儿不满意,要我们返工。
ˌdo sth↔ˈover
(NAmE) to do sth again 重做;重复;再做一遍
» She insisted that everything be done over. 她坚持全部返工。
ˌturn sth↔ˈup
to find sth 找到;发现
» Our efforts to trace him turned up nothing.我们辛辛苦苦跟踪他,却无功而返。
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
By: Edward O. Wilson
Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan
Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 05-15-18
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Audio
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