英语词组run around in circles是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

run (a)round in circles

To waste one's time and energy engaging in trivial, aimless, or futile activities. I tried to get an outline drafted for my thesis, but my ideas were so jumbled in my head that I just kept running round in circles. The committee spent all afternoon trying to come up with a new PR proposal, but they ran around in circles the whole time.

run in circles

To waste one's time and energy engaging in trivial, aimless, or futile activities; to fail to make any meaningful progress in some task or activity. I tried to get an outline drafted for my thesis, but my ideas were so jumbled in my head that I just kept running in circles. The committee just ran in circles all afternoon as they tried to agree on a solution to the budget issue.

run around in ˈcircles

(British English also run round in ˈcircles) (informal) be busy doing something without achieving anything important or making progress: He has a tendency to run around in circles getting more and more worked up.

run around in circles, to

To proceed indecisively or aimlessly; a fruitless endeavor. This American colloquialism dates from the first half of the twentieth century. Patricia Wentworth wrote (Pursuit of a Parcel, 1942), “He had been rushing around in circles.” See also go around in circles.

词组	run around in circles
释义	run (a)round in circles To waste one's time and energy engaging in trivial, aimless, or futile activities. I tried to get an outline drafted for my thesis, but my ideas were so jumbled in my head that I just kept running round in circles. The committee spent all afternoon trying to come up with a new PR proposal, but they ran around in circles the whole time. run in circles To waste one's time and energy engaging in trivial, aimless, or futile activities; to fail to make any meaningful progress in some task or activity. I tried to get an outline drafted for my thesis, but my ideas were so jumbled in my head that I just kept running in circles. The committee just ran in circles all afternoon as they tried to agree on a solution to the budget issue. run around in ˈcircles (British English also run round in ˈcircles) (informal) be busy doing something without achieving anything important or making progress: He has a tendency to run around in circles getting more and more worked up. run around in circles, to To proceed indecisively or aimlessly; a fruitless endeavor. This American colloquialism dates from the first half of the twentieth century. Patricia Wentworth wrote (Pursuit of a Parcel, 1942), “He had been rushing around in circles.” See also go around in circles.
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