1.
It was also thankless.
这也是一种费力不讨好的工作。
2.
He works as the politician's safeguard and driver but he is an ass for his pains.
他即给这个政客当保镖，又替他当司机，可是费力不讨好。
3.
She looked after her sick mother for 10 years and all she got for her pains was ingratitude, ie she received no thanks for her efforts.
她母亲生病, 她照顾了十年, 到头来却是费力不讨好.
4.
Liz had been thrown a bone because nature had prepared her to seduce no one
里兹被分配去做这件费力不讨好的事，仅仅是因为天性使她不愿意去勾引任何人。
5.
Otherwise, the Americans look reluctant to get more deeply entangled in the hitherto thankless task of making peace between Arabs and Jews.
否则，面对目前撮合以阿和平这个费力不讨好的任务，美国人很不愿意深陷其中。
6.
A costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.
费力不讨好的事一项具有一个荒谬或毁灭性结果的代价很高的任务
7.
they do not labour to please their customers,
他们费力讨好的不是顾客，
8.
an ungrateful task
一项吃力不讨好的任务
9.
I hate to have to choke down these pills.
我讨厌不得不费力地去咽下这些药片。
10.
pass easily and do very well.
不费力地通过并取得好成绩。
11.
He seemed to turn naturally to novel-writing.
他写小说好像不费吹灰之力。
12.
Done with or requiring little effort;effortless.
不用费力的不费多大气力应做好了的或只需很少气力的；不费吹灰之力的
13.
The boss always leaves me to do all the dirty work.
老板总是让我干吃力不讨好的活。
14.
grading papers is a thankless task.
改卷子是吃力不讨好的任务。
15.
Cleaning the oven is a real fag.
清洗烤箱真是一件吃力不讨好之事。
16.
The Insufficient Consumer Power in China Today: Causes and Countermeasures;
我国当前消费力不足的原因及对策探讨
17.
It was no use, he could not break away, so he gave up.
这是枉费力气，他挣脱不了，所以只好作罢。
18.
I wish singing on the stoop didn't use up so much of a man's wind!
我但愿弯着腰唱歌，不费这么大的气力才好。