in vain

释义

白费地; 徒劳无益地; 无效果的; 无用的

实用场景例句

They attempted in vain to modernise these antiquated industries.

他们企图使这些陈旧的工业现代化,结果劳而无功.

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If they feel that their action has been in vain, they feel boredom or frustration.

如果他们感到动作无效, 会感到无聊和失望.

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All our entreaties were in vain, and he was shot at dawn.

我们所有的恳求都是徒劳的, 他在天亮时被枪毙了.

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And only I who would wait and weep and wear out my heart in vain longing?

我只能哭泣着等待,把我的心折磨在空虚的伫望之中 吗 ?

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I see I am speaking in vain to a hardened heart.

我明白了,对你这一副铁石心肠讲也是白费.

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Possibly I torture myself in vain?

说不定我是在白白地折磨自己 吧 ?

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He still reasoned with her, but in vain.

他仍在与她辩论, 但是辩论也没用.

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Araby tells the story that a Dublin teenager pursues his dreaming lover but ends in vain.

《阿拉比》讲述的是一个都柏林少年追求朦胧爱情,但最终梦想破灭的故事.

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He tried in vain to set on the crew of the ship to rebellion.

他企图怂恿那艘船的船员叛变,但没有成功.

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Their blood was not shed in vain.

他们的血没有白流.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

In making that plea he will breathe in vain.

他做那种恳求是白费口舌的.

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I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.

我试图消除她的疑虑,但没有成功.

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All his efforts were in vain.

他的一切努力都归无效.

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Their lives have not been laid down in vain.

他们并没有白白牺牲.

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Our efforts were not in vain.

我们没有白忙.

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John tried in vain to gloss over his faults.

约翰极力想掩饰自己的缺点,但是没有用.

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We tried in vain to make him change his mind.

我们试图使他改变主意,结果是白费心机.

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It was in vain that we tried to find his mother.

我们百般设法找他的母亲,但毫无结果.

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He proposed to himself to achieve what hitherto he had been promised in vain.

他决定要完成一件至今尚无希望的事情.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

I read his article again and again, trying hard to understand what he was driving at but in vain.

我把他的文章读了一遍又一遍, 但对他的意图仍百思不解.

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Who's been taking my name in vain? I don't hold such an opinion.

谁在滥用我的名义? 我不赞成这个建议.

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We searched in vain for the missing child.

我们到处寻找那孩子,但没有找到.

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They endeavored to make her happy, but in vain.

他们想方设法地使她高兴, 但那是徒劳的.

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My efforts were not in vain.

我的气力没有白费.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

His deepest desire is for the world to recognize that his child did not die in vain, but with significant purpose.

他最深切的愿望是让世界认识到，他的孩子并非白白牺牲，而是有着重大的意义。

金山词霸

Unable to produce a successful hit song during the 1920s, Lardner ultimately turned to composing humorous parodies as an alternative.

整个20年代未能创作出成功的热门歌曲后，拉德纳最终转向谱写幽默戏仿作品作为替代。

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He struggled in vain to separate the two dogs until the neighbour arrived.

他徒劳地试图分开两只狗，直到邻居到来。

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Efforts by her parents to secure her reinstatement proved in vain.

她的父母为争取她复职所做的努力最终徒劳无功。

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Her ceaseless complaints unmistakably revealed the futility of her endeavors.

她不断的抱怨无疑揭示了她努力的徒劳。

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He lingered by the entrance, in vain hoping she would acknowledge his arrival.

他在入口处徘徊，徒然地希望她会注意到他的到来。

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英英释义

Adverb

1. to no avail;

"he looked for her in vain"

"the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution"