in vain的意思

徒然；無效

白費地; 徒勞無益地; 無效果的; 無用的

in train───準備就緒

in fawn───小鹿

in pais───在國內

in sail───張著帆

in faith───確實

in point───adv.相關的；恰當的；中肯的

in print───已出版；在銷售中

in ruins───成為廢墟；嚴重受損的

in vacuo───在真空內

All our entreaties were in vain, and he was shot at dawn.───我們所有的懇求都是徒勞的, 他在天亮時被槍斃了.

Our efforts were not in vain.; we didn't waste our energy.───我們的力氣沒有白費。

He tried in vain to keep the two dogs apart before the neighbour intervened.───鄰居過來幫忙前，他費了半天勁兒也沒把兩只狗分開。

Their lives have not been laid down in vain.───他們并沒有白白犧牲.

He still reasoned with her, but in vain.───他仍在與她辯論, 但是辯論也沒用.

My efforts were not in vain.───我的氣力沒有白費。

In making that plea he will breathe in vain.───他做那種懇求是白費口舌的.

Possibly I torture myself in vain?───說不定我是在白白地折磨自己吧 ?

He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.───他停在門口，徒然地等著她跟自己打招呼。

Our efforts were not in vain.───我們沒有白忙.

John tried in vain to gloss over his faults.───約翰極力想掩飾自己的缺點,但是沒有用.

I see I am speaking in vain to a hardened heart.───我明白了,對你這一副鐵石心腸講也是白費.

I read his article again and again, trying hard to understand what he was driving at but in vain.───我把他的文章讀了一遍又一遍, 但對他的意圖仍百思不解.

He tried in vain to set on the crew of the ship to rebellion.───他企圖慫恿那艘船的船員叛變,但沒有成功.

All his efforts were in vain.───他的一切努力都歸無效.

Parents campaigned in vain for her reinstatement.───父母們呼吁給她復職，但結果卻只是徒勞。

He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.───他在門口停住，徒然地等待她和自己打招呼。

And only I who would wait and weep and wear out my heart in vain longing?───我只能哭泣著等待,把我的心折磨在空虛的佇望之中嗎 ?

Their blood was not shed in vain.───他們的血沒有白流.

Throughout the Twenties, Lardner tried in vain to write a hit song, so at last he turned to parody.───整個20年代，拉德納嘗試著想要寫出一首走紅歌曲，可是都失敗了，于是最后轉向戲仿他人的作品。

Araby tells the story that a Dublin teenager pursues his dreaming lover but ends in vain.───《阿拉比》講述的是一個都柏林少年追求朦朧愛情,但最終夢想破滅的故事.

He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.───他想讓全世界都知道，他的兒子不是白白死去的。

It was in vain that we tried to find his mother.───我們百般設法找他的母親,但毫無結果.

It became obvious that all her complaints were in vain.───很明顯她所有的抱怨都是白費口舌。

They attempted in vain to modernise these antiquated industries.───他們企圖使這些陳舊的工業現代化,結果勞而無功.

I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.───我試圖消除她的疑慮,但沒有成功.

If they feel that their action has been in vain, they feel boredom or frustration.───如果他們感到動作無效, 會感到無聊和失望.

He proposed to himself to achieve what hitherto he had been promised in vain.───他決定要完成一件至今尚無希望的事情.

We searched in vain for the missing child.───我們到處尋找那孩子,但沒有找到.

We tried in vain to make him change his mind.───我們試圖使他改變主意,結果是白費心機.

Who's been taking my name in vain? I don't hold such an opinion.───誰在濫用我的名義? 我不贊成這個建議.

They endeavored to make her happy, but in vain.───他們想方設法地使她高興, 但那是徒勞的.

I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.