vainly

[美]/ˈveɪnlɪ/
[英]/'venli/
词频: 极高

释义

adv. 徒劳地;无益地;枉然地

例句

He sought vainly for the answer.

他搜索枯肠, 但找不到答案。

The enemy vainly attempted destroying the bridge.

敌人妄图破坏这座桥梁。

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。

The reactionary government tried vainly to take the steam out of the protest movement.

反动政府枉费心机地企图削弱这场抗议运动。

The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.

队长试图振作部队的士气,但没有成功。

She looked in the mirror vainly, trying to fix her hair.

她徒劳地看着镜子,试图整理头发。

He searched vainly for his lost keys.

他徒劳地寻找丢失的钥匙。

The team tried vainly to catch up with their opponents.

团队徒劳地试图赶上对手。

She vainly attempted to impress her boss with her work.

她徒劳地试图用工作给老板留下好印象。

The detective searched vainly for clues at the crime scene.

侦探在现场徒劳地搜寻线索。

He shouted vainly for help as the boat drifted away.

当小船漂走时,他徒劳地呼喊求救。

The child vainly tried to reach the cookie jar on the top shelf.

孩子徒劳地试图够到放在高架上的饼干罐。

She vainly hoped for a miracle to save her failing business.

她徒劳地希望有奇迹能拯救她失败的生意。

Despite his efforts, he vainly attempted to convince her to change her mind.

尽管他努力了,但他徒劳地试图说服她改变主意。

The actor vainly tried to hide his disappointment at not getting the lead role.

这位演员徒劳地试图掩饰未能得到主角的失望。

原声例句

" Oh! " said Mrs. Yeobright, vainly endeavouring to control her anger.

“啊,”约布赖特太太说,她想努力不发火,但控制不住。

来源: Returning Home

My heart longs to join in thy song, but vainly struggles for a voice.

我的心渴望和你合唱,而挣扎不出一点声音。

来源: Selected Poems of Tagore

Now they were battles, battles desperately, vainly fought as Johnston fell back toward Atlanta.

它们如今已成了一个个战役的名称,即约翰斯顿将军向亚特兰大退却时,一路上拼命而徒然地打过的那些战役的名称。

来源: Gone with the Wind

The crowd fell silent; only could be heard the voices of the gamblers vainly offering two to one.

人群静了下来,只有赌徒招呼人们下二对一赌注的声音,此外一点响声也听不到。

来源: The Call of the Wild

He was sitting alone one evening pondering deeply over his troubles, and searching vainly for some way out of them.

一天晚上,他独自一个人坐着,千思万虑地盘算着他的心事;但是左思右想,总想不出什么办法可以逃脱这场灾难。

来源: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

Julien vainly endeavoured to catch sight of the alluring woman.

于连徒劳地想看看这个迷人的女人。

来源: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

" Very agreeable indeed, " she replied, vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn.

“确实非常令人愉快,”她回答说,徒劳地试图隐藏一个大哈欠。

来源: Northanger Abbey (original version)

I struggled vainly against it, but she insisted frivolously and obstinately, and I surrendered.

我徒劳地反抗, 她却轻率而顽固地坚持, 我便投降了。

来源: Kreutzer Sonata

The rundown rail services of America are something I try, vainly, to forget.

美国铁路交通破落是一件我想忘也忘不了的事。

来源: Self-study Advanced English

My feverish hand has vainly attempted to describe upon paper its strange and wonderful details.

我发烧的手徒劳地试图在纸上描述它奇怪而奇妙的细节。

来源: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

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