carry coals to Newcastle

carry coals to Newcastle

美 　英

• na.多此一舉；徒勞無功
• 網絡把煤送到紐卡斯爾；背煤上煤都；向煤區運煤

英漢解釋

na.	1. 多此一舉;徒勞無功

英英解釋

na.	1. to supply sth. to a place or person when they do not need it because they have a lot of it already

例句

After I finished my work, he said that he wanted to give me a hand. I thought that his idea was just to carry coals to Newcastle.

我完成任務后，他說他想幫我。我認為他的想法是多此一舉。

To give him money is to carry coals to Newcastle, he is already very wealthy.

給他錢是多此一舉，因為他已經很富有了。

To offer him money is to carry coals to Newcastle; he is very wealthy.

給他錢是多此一舉，因為他已經很富有了。與紐卡斯爾有關的另一條習語是

To carry coals to Newcastle.

運煤到紐卡索，多此一舉。

Carry coals to Newcastle.

^向煤區運煤，多此一舉。