Be a fool to oneself
吃力不讨好,自讨苦吃
🧩 词语组成解析
be
[bi]
v. 是;有，存在;做，成为;发生;
aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质;
fool
[fu:l]
n. 愚人，傻瓜;受骗者;有癖好的人;受愚弄的人;
vt. 愚弄，欺骗;浪费，虚度;闹笑话;游手好闲;
vi. 开玩笑;欺骗;戏弄;
adj. 愚蠢的;傻的;
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
oneself
[wʌn'sɛlf]
pron. 自己，自身;亲自，自行;其;亲手;
🗣️ 情景例句
It's getting late. Please excuse me, but I must leave right away.
时间不早了。对不起，我得赶紧走了。
If anyone here does one of these things, let me know.
这儿如果有人也喜欢打羽毛球或读书，请告诉我。
or, to be more accurate, we can think only a very little way outside,
我们只能稍微离开一点儿，