| 词组 |
the game is not worth the candle |
| 释义 |
●the ˌgame is not worth the ˈcandle (old-fashioned, saying) sth is not worth the effort needed 得不偿失;不值一试◆After trying to get permission to build the office for a whole year, we gave up, because the game was just not worth the candle.我们为获得许可建立这个事务所努力了整整一年,之后放弃了,因为所费的力气太不值得了。 ORIGIN In the past, candles were used for light at night. If a game or an activity was not worth the cost of the candles required to light the room, it was not worth playing or doing. 旧时,夜间用蜡烛照明,如果你所做的事情或消遣不值得你为之点蜡照亮房间,就不值得去做了。 |

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