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からまわり
Kanji
空回り
Verb
Japanese Meaning
むなしく努力すること / エンジンなどが負荷なしに回転すること
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちからがはたらかず、むだにまわって、ものごとがすすまない。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（发动机、机器）空转 / 徒劳无功；白费力气 / 进展不顺；不见成效
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
空轉（引擎或機械） / 徒勞無功 / 白忙一場
Korean Meaning
공회전하다 / 헛돌다 / 헛수고하다
Vietnamese Meaning
chạy không tải (động cơ) / quay trơn (không ăn khớp) / cố gắng vô ích, lãng phí công sức
Tagalog Meaning
paandarin ang makina nang walang karga / magsayang ng pagsisikap / umikot nang walang saysay
Sense（1）
空回り: idle an engine; waste effort
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You should not idle the engine.
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エンジンをからまわりさせてはいけません。
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