Desperate to find work as the economy tipped into chaos, Ms Babikan scoured job ads to no avail.

在经济陷入一片混乱之际，Babikan女士拼命找工作。

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He then pressed all the buttons in the hope to get the elevator to work again, but to no avail.

寄希望于电梯可能会再度恢复运行，他随即按下所有楼层的按钮，但是并没有奏效。

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Maybe you know from experience that trying to change yourself doesn't work. You've read self-help books to no avail.

从过去的经历，你或许也知道，尝试改造自己是行不通的，就是钻研自助书籍也无济于事。

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Over the next 2 years, Severson unsuccessfully tried to work with Gulf Coast Bank to no avail.

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Newton maintained that Flamsteed was a public servant, and therefore his work was public property, but to no avail.

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