To make a futile or vain effort; to labor in vain on an impossible task.
这种只做表面文章而不深入解决根本问题的方法，无异于担雪填河，最终也无法取得实质性进展。
This superficial approach, which addresses only symptoms without delving into fundamental issues, is tantamount to carrying snow to fill a river, and ultimately cannot achieve substantial progress.
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