Examples

费力不讨好的差使

a tough but thankless job; an exacting but unrewarding task → 费力不讨好

手工操作既费时又费力。

It takes both time and effort to do it by hand. → 费时

这条路的路面很坡，骑上去一点也不费力。 → 坡

他还在徒然劳神费力。 → 徒然

这可真是费力的差事。 → 费力

这真是费力不讨好的活。 → 费力不讨好

他的古文功底很深，读白文毫不费力。

His classical Chinese is very good, he understands unannotated ancient Chinese prose. → 白文

我毫不费力地就把谜底猜着了。

I easily figured out the answer to this riddle. → 猜着

他十分费力地插脚挤上这辆公交车。

He shoved onto the bus with great effort. → 插脚

你整天劳神费力的也不见有进展, 我觉得是方法问题。

I think you've adopted an incorrect method, since you've made no progress from your great energy. → 劳神

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