vainly

US ['veɪnli]
UK ['veɪnli]
  • adv.徒劳地；不成功地；白费力地
  • Web心中的那片森林；无益地；徒然

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vainly
adv.
1.
徒劳地；不成功地；白费力地without success
He shouted after them, vainly trying to attract their attention.
他在他们的后面高喊，想引起他们的注意，却是徒劳。

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Definition:
AllAll,徒劳地徒劳地,不成功地不成功地,白费力地白费力地,心中的那片森林心中的那片森林,无益地无益地,徒然徒然
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1.
In another style of book, the source code just lays there as a dead mass, with the prose vainly trying to vivify it.
在另一类书中，源代码象死去的东西一样躺在那里，而文字叙述徒劳地试图使它复活。
zài lìng yī lèi shū zhōng , yuán dài mǎ xiàng sǐ qù de dōng xi yí yàng tǎng zài nà li , ér wén zì xù shù tú láo de shì tú shǐ tā fù huó 。
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2.
He took off after me, vainly trying to land a blow.
他在后面紧追不舍，总想打到我。
tā zài hòu mian jǐn zhuī bù shě , zǒng xiǎng dǎ dào wǒ 。
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3.
Finally, after vainly trying to force the door, they got on the roof and dropped down on to the balcony.
最后，破门而入的尝试落空后，他们爬上了屋顶，然后跳下阳台。
zuì hòu , pò mén ér rù de cháng shì luò kōng hòu , tā men pá shàng le wū dǐng , rán hòu tiào xià yáng tái 。
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4.
It would be better to help students pursue their natural inclinations rather than vainly trying to thwart them.
帮助学生追求自己天生的喜好，会比徒劳地抗拒更富成效。
bāng zhù xué shēng zhuī qiú zì jǐ tiān shēng de xǐ hào , huì bǐ tú láo de kàng jù gèng fù chéng xiào 。
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5.
The human is needs to vainly hope for that it is the life power and the fountainhead, is all power direction.
人是需要梦想的，它是人生的动力和源泉，是一切动力的方向。
rén shì xū yào mèng xiǎng de , tā shì rén shēng de dòng lì hé yuán quán , shì yí qiè dòng lì de fāng xiàng 。
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6.
vainly He then set out for Virginia for what he vainly hoped would be a peaceful retirement.
于是他动身前往弗吉尼亚，幻想能够平静引退。
yú shì tā dòng shēn qián wǎng fú jí ní yà , huàn xiǎng néng gòu píng jìng yǐn tuì 。
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7.
Humans migrate in search of food and try vainly to live like the animals off the land.
人类为了寻找食物而大迁徙并试图过着动物一样的生活。
rén lèi wèi le xún zhǎo shí wù ér dà qiān xǐ bìng shì tú guò zhe dòng wù yí yàng de shēng huó 。
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8.
Smile, the thirteenth moment--perhaps, Dream has no end, I wait vainly for you forever.
微笑，第十三个瞬间，梦没有尽头，空待永远。
wēi xiào , dì shí sān gè shùn jiān , mèng méi yǒu jìn tóu , kōng dāi yǒng yuǎn 。
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9.
In my dreams I found a little of the beauty I had vainly sought in life, and wandered through old gardens and enchanted woods.
在梦境里，我找到了曾在生命中徒劳寻觅的些微美丽，亦可流连于古老的花园和迷人的树林之中。
zài mèng jìng lǐ , wǒ zhǎo dào le céng zài shēng mìng zhōng tú láo xún mì de xiē wēi měi lì , yì kě liú lián yú gǔ lǎo de huā yuán hé mí rén de shù lín zhī zhōng 。
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10.
The crowd erupts in joy, and the princess vainly begs her father not to give her to the stranger.
人们才放下心头大石、高声欢呼。公主向她的父王求情，不要把她嫁给这个陌生人，但皇帝不为所动。
rén men cái fàng xià xīn tóu dà shí 、 gāo shēng huān hū 。 gōng zhǔ xiàng tā de fù wáng qiú qíng , bú yào bǎ tā jià gěi zhè ge mò shēng rén , dàn huáng dì bù wéi suǒ dòng 。
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