| 单词 | vainly |
| 释义 | vainly adverb uk/ˈveɪn.li/us/ˈveɪn.li/unsuccessfully: 徒劳地Hetriedvainly to make themlisten.他竭力想让他们听，但没用。 Useless and futile
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Unsuccessful (people and things) Examplesofvainlyvainly Faced with more and more cases, however, some councilsvainlytried for a time to impose a permanent ban on a man who married outside. From theCambridge English Corpus People began to callvainlyfor a moratorium on debt. From theCambridge English Corpus I threw it away feeling sorry to havevainlydestroyed a flower that looked beautiful in its proper place. From theCambridge English Corpus The final section on educational implications includes three chapters in which the authors attempt, vaguely andvainly, to link research with practice and policy. From theCambridge English Corpus The military triedvainlyto reverse the situation. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet if opera, and certainly grand tragic opera in the traditional sense, is to be anything, this is surely what it must, howevervainlyor wanly, attempt. From theCambridge English Corpus It shan't springvainlyfrom the vine! From theCambridge English Corpus I had hoped—evidentlyvainly—that it would be possible to keep the question of the national credit out of acute political controversy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He did not do so; and therefore my speech, aimed at attempting to persuade him, is somewhatvainlycomposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of our main schemes are being held up to-day despite the fact that we have thousands of menvainlyseeking for work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They look on, and they see that we are tryingvainlyto find schemes to employ people who have been thrown out of work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not intend to wait vaguely andvainlyfor no comment from them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are too many tired wavesvainlybreaking in relation to these subjects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have sat here for two consecutive days awaiting my opportunity, not altogethervainly, because there have been many valuable speeches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been tryingvainlyto find a home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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