出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第12页(197字)
白白辛苦了一趟,收不到预期的功效,例为了募捐基金,我四处奔走却劳而无功,赞助的人寥寥无几。
My efforts to solicit funds for the foundation have been fruitless.Only a very few have supported it.