折腾

zhē tengㄓㄜˉ ˙ㄊㄥ

英文直译toss about按字面理解

指无意义地反复折腾翻腾，引申为白费力气

英文翻译To repeatedly toss and turn or mess around without any real purpose, so that all the effort is wasted and nothing is gained.

例句

他花了一下午把书架上的书搬来搬去，纯属折腾，什么也没整理好。