释义
the potential advantages to be gained from doing something do not justify the cost or trouble involved
不值得做；得不偿失。
短语搭配
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the game's not worth the candle
不值得做；得不偿失
双语例句
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I think that they are not worth the candle.
我认为他们是舍本逐末。
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My one year's time was not worth the candle.
我花了一年时间真不值得。
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To be a happy, happy, though sometimes not worth the candle.
得到是幸福的，快乐的，虽然有时得不偿失。
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I don't want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle.
我真不愿意在这么热的天走这么远的路，不值得。
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A: That's why we should learn to protect ourselves. Otherwise, the game is not worth the candle.
那就是为什么我们应该学会保护自己。否则，比赛就会得不偿失。