Definition
这是一个固定表达（成语式短语），字面意思是“一整片场地都是空的”，常用来比喻所有的努力、计划或期望最终没有任何结果，白费力气。最典型的用法是出现在俗语“竹篮打水一场空”中，也可以单独使用，常作谓语或宾语。使用时注意“一”在“场”前读作 yì（第四声）。
f.e.
all in vainfutile(efforts) come to nothing
Examples
- ，一场空。Tā máng le zhěngzhěng yì nián, zuìhòu què yī cháng.He was busy for a whole year, but in the end everything came to nothing.
- ，一场空。Rúguǒ zhè cì tánpàn shībài, suǒyǒu zhǔnbèi dōu jiāng yī cháng.If this negotiation fails, all the preparations will be in vain.
- ‘一场空’，。Súyǔ shuō ‘zhú lán dǎ shuǐ yī cháng’, zuò shì bù néng zhǐ xiǎng jiéjìng.As the saying goes, 'drawing water with a bamboo basket — all in vain'; you can't just look for shortcuts when doing things.
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