Sisyphean
adjective
formaluk/ˌsɪs.ɪˈfiː.ən/us/ˌsɪs.ɪˈfiː.ən/used todescribeataskthat can never becompleted:
西西弗斯式的,艰苦而无尽头的,徒劳的Trying tocompletelyeliminatedopingfromsportis a Sisypheantask.试图在体育界彻底杜绝兴奋剂是一项西西弗式的任务。
Many Manhattanresidentsfindthemselves in a Sisypheancycleofbuyingandrenovating.许多曼哈顿居民发现自己陷入了买房和装修的西西弗式循环。
Unachievable
- be (a) no goidiom
- be on a hiding to nothingidiom
- be out ofyourleagueidiom
- cat
- chase
- ghost
- goodbye
- hope
- impossibility
- impossible
- impracticable
- in/out of the runningidiom
- league
- running
- silk
- unachievable
- unattainable
- unfeasible
- unfeasibly
- unworkable