vainly

常見(jiàn)例句

In another style of book, the source code just lays there as a dead mass, with the prose vainly trying to vivify it.
在另一類(lèi)書(shū)中，源代碼象死去的東西一樣躺在那里，而文字?jǐn)⑹鐾絼诘卦噲D使它復(fù)活。
Their father told them they could either “command respect” through their efforts, or be left vainly to “demand respect” from people who badmouthed them behind their backs.
他們的父親告訴過(guò)他們，他們要么通過(guò)努力“贏得尊重”，要么徒勞地向那些背后會(huì)說(shuō)你壞話的人“要來(lái)尊重”。
Many in the West hoped vainly that Mr Putin might turn out to be a liberal.
西方許多人都寄希望于普京會(huì)是一個(gè)自由派，結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)全是徒勞。

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