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beat a dead horse (chiefly US) informal or flog a dead horse 1 : to keep talking about a subject that has already been discussed or decided谈论已成定论的事;白费劲;做无用功 I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but I still don't understand what happened.我并不是要白费唇舌,只是我还是不明白究竟发生了什么。 2 : to waste time and effort trying to do something that is impossible浪费时间精力 Is it just beating a dead horse to ask for another recount of the votes?难道要求重新清点一次选票只是浪费时间精力吗? horse |