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The goal is not to punish the rebels, but to convince them that it is futile to resist.目的不是要惩罚叛乱分子，而是要让他们确信反抗是徒劳的。The leader of the Liberal Democrats accused the Prime Minister of whistling in the wind to raise Conservative party morale.自由民主党领导人指责首相鼓舞保守党士气之举根本就是徒劳。We tried vainly to discover what had happened.我们设法想要弄清楚发生了什么事，但却徒劳。It's useless trying to change her mind. = It's useless to try to change her mind.要改变她的想法根本就是徒劳。It would be unprofitable to pursue this argument any further.这个争论再继续下去亦是徒劳。Efforts to convince him were futile.试图说服他纯属徒劳。He feebly attempted to explain his behavior.他试图为自己的行为辩解，但只是徒劳。All the police's efforts to find him were in vain.警方竭力想要找到他，但所有努力终是徒劳。All our efforts proved futile.我们所有的努力都证明是徒劳无果的。It turned out to be a wild-goose chase.结果证明这只不过是一场徒劳。The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.起草委员会为按计划完成草案已通宵加班，但结果仍是徒劳。Diplomatic efforts at peace-making have so far proved unavailing.调停争端的外交努力到目前为止被证明是徒劳的。There was no point in trying to reason this out.试图解决这个问题的一切努力都是徒劳的。It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else.试图将谋杀的罪责转嫁给他人是徒劳的。Speeches and protests were of no avail.演讲和抗议全都徒劳。All his expostulations proved futile.他的一切忠告结果都是徒劳。He tried in vain to get the baby to sleep.他努力想哄宝宝入睡，却是徒劳一场。My efforts to go back to sleep proved futile.我努力想再次入睡，但是却纯属徒劳。The peace talks have proved futile.和平谈判证明是徒劳的。There has been a lot of idle speculation about what might happen, but no one really knows.对于可能会发生的事情有许多徒劳的猜测，但没人真正知道会发生什么。It's a fool's errand trying to get Lena to join in anything.想拉蕾娜参加什么活动根本就是徒劳。All their efforts seemed helpless.他们的一切努力似乎是徒劳的。It would be fruitless to continue.坚持下去将是徒劳的。The moment arrived when pretence was useless.这一刻终于到了，任何伪装都是徒劳。It's futile to try to avoid what destiny has ordained.想要逃避宿命是徒劳的。We learnt fast that there was no future in hanging around British, Swedish, or German boats. No pickings there.我们很快就意识到在英国人、瑞典人和德国人的船上闲荡是徒劳的。那里没有什么好处可捞。It's unproductive to waste time arguing.浪费时间争论是徒劳的。It would be idle to try to make him change his mind.想使他改变主意是徒劳的。He looked in vain for the source of his unease.他试图找出自己焦虑不安的缘由，但徒劳无果。It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder onto somebody else.企图把谋杀罪责转嫁给他人，这是徒劳的。It would be idle to look for a solution at this stage.在现阶段想寻找一个解决办法是徒劳的。He made a feeble attempt/effort to explain his behavior.他试图/努力为自己的行为辩解，但只是徒劳。The political system there has been impervious to all suggestions of change.所有变革建议对那里的政治体系而言都是徒劳。The boss sent me on a wild goose chase that wasted half the day.老板派我去进行徒劳的调查，结果只是浪费了半天的时间。It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.佯称这个系统完美无缺是徒劳的。Parents campaigned in vain for her reinstatement.父母们呼吁给她复职，但结果却只是徒劳。Volunteers vainly searched for clues.志愿者们到处搜寻线索，却是徒劳。It's no use trying to kick against the rules.试图反抗规定是徒劳的。 All their efforts to find her proved fruitless.他们为寻找她而付出的所有努力都是徒劳的。All his months of hard work had led nowhere.他几个月以来的辛苦工作都是徒劳。 |