大学英语四级常用短语 in vain
释义:
in vain 徒然;无效
例句:
He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.
他停在门口,徒然地等着她跟自己打招呼。
Our efforts were not in vain.; we didn't waste our energy.
我们的力气没有白费。
In vain he declared his innocence; he was dismissed with no better answer.
他宣称自己无罪,却徒劳无功;他没有更好的回答就被解雇了。
Evidently she was racking her head in vain--it seemed manifest that she must give the matter up.
显然,她徒劳地绞尽脑汁——显然她必须放弃这件事。
To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain. So now she is reduced to not eating anything for supper.
为了得到苗条的身材,范妮尝试了许多方法,但都是徒劳的。所以现在她晚饭什么也不吃了。
All our efforts were in vain.
我们的所有努力都付诸东流了。
She searched in vain for her passport.
她翻找自己的护照,但没找着。
They tried in vain to persuade her to go.
他们极力劝说她去,但枉费了一番口舌。
Have you been taking my name in vain again?
你又在滥用我的名义吧?
They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.
他们怎么也找不到一个藏身的地方。
Parents campaigned in vain for her reinstatement.
家长们为她的复职而奔波,但是毫无结果。
He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.
他想让世人知道他儿子的死不是毫无意义的。
A seemingly endless line of trucks waits in vain to load up.
看上去没有尽头的一排卡车徒劳地等着装货。
The plane circled twice, trying in vain to line up with the runway.
飞机盘旋了两圈,试图对准跑道降落却没成功。