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I tried in vain to start a conversation.我极力想挑起话头，但没有成功。All efforts to reconcile her with her husband were in vain.使她与她丈夫和解的一切努力都白费了。A seemingly endless line of trucks waits in vain to load up.一眼望不到头的一长列卡车眼巴巴地等着装货。Campbell tried in vain to dissuade Paton from quitting.坎贝尔没能阻止佩顿放弃。He tried in vain to recapture his past.他试图回忆起以前的事情来，但却一无所获。The swindler tried to baffle him out of his money, but in vain.骗子想骗取他的钱，可是没成功。He tried to cover up his mistakes but in vain.他试图掩饰他的错误，但办不到。Doctors battled in vain to save his life.医生们奋力挽救他的生命，但没有成功。He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.他想让全世界都知道，他的儿子不是白白死去的。He wooed sleep in vain that night.那夜他极想入睡而睡不着。Parents campaigned in vain for her reinstatement.父母们呼吁给她复职，但结果却只是徒劳。Doctors tried in vain to save him but he died just before dawn.医生对他抢救无效，就在天亮前他去世了。She and a neighbour tried in vain to revive him.她和邻居想尽一切办法都没能让他苏醒过来。They tried to rally the pound sterling but in vain.他们企图恢复英镑币值，但劳而无功。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。We sought in vain for a solution.我们想找个解决办法，却是徒劳无功。We searched in vain for the missing earring. 我们寻找丢失的耳环，不过是白费力气。Her suffering will not be in vain. 她不会白白受苦的。He tried to hustle along through the crowd, but in vain.他试图挤著穿过人群，但是过不去。Alec was trying in vain to grab my shirt.亚力克试图抓住我的衬衫，但失败了。Marshals struggled in vain to prevent spectators rushing onto the racetrack.组织者竭力想阻止观众冲到跑道上去，但根本没用。He tried in vain to prod her recumbent conscience.他枉费心机地试图触动她冷漠的良知。She attempted in vain to introduce some order into the classroom.她试图让课堂秩序好一些，但却白费力气。They waited in vain for a response.他们等待答复，但没有结果。We walked a couple of blocks, looking in vain for a cab.我们走了两三个街区寻找出租车，但没找到。It became obvious that all her complaints were in vain.很明显她所有的抱怨都是白费口舌。The painters try to paint her in vain. Because why?画家们试图给她画肖像，可是没有成功。这是为什么呢?Their efforts were not in vain.他们的努力没白费。She tried in vain to point out to him the unfairness of the situation.她竭力向他表明情况是多么不公平，但只是徒然。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。She has labored in vain to convince them to accept her proposal.她努力说服他们接受她的提议，最终是白费力气。All our entreaties were in vain.我们的乞求全是枉然。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。The deaths of these brave men were not in vain.这些勇士没有白死。Police have spent hours searching in vain for the missing teenager.警方花了几个小时寻找这个失踪少年却毫无结果。Altman swore that his son's death would not be in vain.奥尔特曼发誓他的儿子不会白死。He tried in vain to get into contact with the local branch.他试图与当地分部取得联络，但没有成功。We tried everything to make the ramrod guard move, but all in vain.我们千方百计想让这个死板的卫兵移动一下，但都无济于事。She tried in vain to attain to fame.她想出名但没有成功。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。 |