in vain

英 [ɪn veɪn]

美 [ɪn veɪn]

徒劳;白费力气; 无用的;无意义的;无价值的

IELTS法律

英英释义

adv

• to no avail
  1. he looked for her in vain
  2. the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution
  Synonym:vainly

双语例句

• 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。
• He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence
  他在门口停住，徒然地等待她和自己打招呼。
• It's no use for you to wait here in vain.
  你死耗在这儿没用。
• I tried to help him but in vain.
  我尽力帮了忙，但白费了力。
• What a shame! All my efforts turned out to be in vain.
  真是太糟糕了！我所有的努力都白费了。
• All efforts of mediation by a third party were in vain at all.
  第三方所作的从中调解的一切努力均告失败。
• My efforts were not in vain.
  我的气力没有白费。
• He tried in vain to sow dissension among us.
  他想在我们中间挑拨离间，结果是枉费心机。
• Throughout the Twenties, Lardner tried in vain to write a hit song, so at last he turned to parody.
  整个20年代，拉德纳尝试着想要写出一首走红歌曲，可是都失败了，于是最后转向戏仿他人的作品。
• The efforts and sacrifices of the people in this war have not been in vain.
  这次战争中人民所作的努力和牺牲是不会白费的。