He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.
他在门口停住，徒然地等待她和自己打招呼。
My endeavors to bring about a settlement were ended in vain.
我想达成和解的努力均归徒然.
Glaucus vainly endeavored to cheer the exhausted spirits of Ione.
格劳科斯徒然地竭力安慰着垂头丧气的伊俄涅.
It was a strange, weird, interesting and yet futile battle of wits.
这是希奇 、 古怪 、 有趣、但是徒然的斗智.
Have an aim in life, or your energies will be wasted.
人生应有目的, 否则你的努力将属徒然.
They made vain attempts to reach the mountaintop.
他们几次徒然尝试想攀登山顶.
Telephones shrill uselessly in deserted offices.
在空无一人的办公室里,电话铃徒然发出尖锐刺耳的响声.
The very idea was ghastly, futile!
这种想法的本身就是可怕的, 徒然的!
Lily had the doomed sense of the castaway who has signalled in vain to fleeing sails.
丽莉完全明白自己现在已变成一名被丢在荒岛上徒然向驶去的帆船呼救的遗弃者了.
It wisely conceived, you may not work in vain.
它聪明地构思, 你徒然不可能工作.
Here I love you and horizon hides you in vain.
我在这?爱你,而地平线徒然的隐藏你.
Some try to prevent him from approaching Jesus, but in vain.
有人想要阻止他走近耶稣, 也是徒然.
When the truth came out, all the efforts were in vain.
当事实来到, 所有的努力都是徒然.
Then let the sad eyes of love vainly watch and weep.
那就让爱的愁眼,徒然地因着盼望而流泪.
He tried everything to impress her to no avail.
他试了各种方法去加深她的印象都徒然无功.