in vain
英 /ɪn veɪn/
中文釋義
徒勞無功，白費力氣
efforts that yield no results
常用搭配
- all in vain全都白費
- try in vain徒勞嘗試
- die in vain白白犧牲
例句
- We searched all night, but in vain.我們找了一整夜,卻徒勞無功。
- Their efforts to save the project were in vain.他們挽救項目的努力白費了。
efforts that yield no results