in circles

adv. 兜圈子(毫无进展)

例句与用法：

If you don't have a clear aim, you can work a long time and still be going in circles.

如果你没有明确的目标，你可能工作很长时间而全无进展。

If you don't have a clear aim, you can work a ling time and still be going in circles.

若没有明确的目标，你可能会辛辛苦苦而一无进展。

Put the chairs in circles and we will play games.

把椅子摆放成圈，我们要做游戏。

No, I haven't finished that job yet-I seem to have spent the whole morning going round in circles, getting nowhere!

不，我还没干完那项工作呢——整个上午我似乎都在忙来忙去，却忙不出个头绪来。