in vain
英 /ɪn veɪn/
中文释义
徒劳无功，白费力气
efforts that yield no results
常用搭配
- all in vain全都白费
- try in vain徒劳尝试
- die in vain白白牺牲
例句
- We searched all night, but in vain.我们找了一整夜,却徒劳无功。
- Their efforts to save the project were in vain.他们挽救项目的努力白费了。
efforts that yield no results