在无意义的争论中消费精力。

We are dissipating our energies in pointless argument;

youdao

汤姆离开了会场，因为他不愿意介入这场无意义的争论。

Tom left the meeting place because he didn't want to involve the meaningless argument.

youdao

我知道人们关注着围绕着裁判的决定而产生的争议，包括那个使我们2：1领先的点球的判罚，但是请让我远离这个毫无意义的争论。

I know people will concentrate on the controversies surrounding the referee's decisions, including the penalty that gave us a 2-1 lead, but please leave me out of this pointless argument.

youdao