a losing game

基本解释

That would be a losing game.
那将是招致失败的下策。
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You're playing a losing game. But I can let you win, if I please. It will bring on many changes to your life.
你在玩一场没有胜算的游戏。不过如果我愿意，我可以让你赢，这将给你的人生带来很大的变化。
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She received the biggest ovation of the night as she emerged to sing Valerie with Ronson, and later dedicated a compelling version of Love is a Losing Game to her husband, who is in prison.
当晚她现身和罗森合唱的《Valerie（瓦莱丽）》获得观众最多的欢呼。之后她又为监狱里的丈夫献上了一曲颇为感人的《Love is a Losing Game（爱是场失败的游戏）》。

That is a losing game for all concerned.
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