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空回り
Hiragana
からまわり
Noun
Japanese Meaning
空回り（からまわり）とは、機械やエンジンなどが実際には力を伝えずに回転している状態、または、努力や行動が成果につながらず無駄になっている状態を指す名詞である。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちからをつかってもものごとがすすまずむだになること はたらいているようにみえてじつはうまくうごかないこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
空转（发动机、机械） / 徒劳无功；白忙一场
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
引擎的空轉／怠速運轉 / 徒勞無功；白忙一場
Korean Meaning
엔진의 공회전 / 헛수고 / 진전 없는 노력
Vietnamese Meaning
sự chạy không tải (của động cơ) / sự phí công vô ích; mất thời gian
Tagalog Meaning
pag-aandar nang walang karga (ng makina) / pag-ikot nang walang saysay / walang bungang pagsisikap
Sense（1）
idling (of an engine)
Sense（2）
waste of time through fruitless effort
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idling (of an engine) / waste of time through fruitless effort
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空回り
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The engine is idling.
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エンジンが空回りしている。
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