I knocked loudly in the vain hope that someone might answer.
我敲门敲得很响，希望有人应声，却是徒然。
He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health.
他怀着她能改善自己健康的徒然希望娶了第4个妻子苏珊。
Let us write our true comity in the vain network ~!
让我们在虚幻的网络中书写我们真实的友谊吧~ ！
He wasted his time in the vain hope of persuading her.
他浪费时间徒劳的想谁服她。
He wasted his time in the vain pleasures of smoking and drinking.
他在吸烟喝酒这种空虚的快乐中虚度年华。
Here are the few things I learned in life in the vain hope that you would avoid them.
下面就是我的一点人生体会，希望你们能够有所感悟，避免走我所走过的弯路。
In his autobiography, he says he attempted suicide the night that Helen died, by running up and down stairs in the vain hope that it would induce a heart attack.
他称自己曾在海伦去世的当晚尝试过自杀，他在楼梯上徒劳的上下奔跑，希望引发心脏病。
Cities such as Cleveland and Baltimore poured money into museums and other grand projects in the vain hope that they would lure businesses and young, creative folk.
有些城市，如克利夫兰和巴尔的摩，把大量资金投到了博物馆和其他大宗项目上，异想天开，希望能引来商机和年轻而有创意的人。
Make sure you've packed everything you needed for the next day so that you're not tossing an turning at night in the vain hope you'll remember to grab something in the morning.
确定你已经准备好第二天要用的东西，这样你就不会总想着明早起来的时候要记住拿哪样东西，而因此辗转难眠。
If someone is hurting you by the things they do, but you say nothing, keeping it all inside, in the vain hope that if you pretend hard enough it might all go away, how will they ever know?
如果有人伤害你的事情，他们做，但你什么也不说，保持所有内，在徒劳的希望，如果你假装努力不够，它可能全部消失，他们将如何过知道吗？
During the hours spent waiting in vain to see a bone doctor, I decided to take another track and try acupuncture.
在白白等待看骨科医生的几个小时里，我决定换一种方式，去尝试针灸。
He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.
他想让世人知道他儿子的死不是毫无意义的。
She closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to hold back the tears.
她紧闭双眼，却无法忍住眼泪。
She tried in vain to point out to him the unfairness of his actions.
她试图向他指出他的做法不公正，但无济于事。
The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.
起草委员会徒劳地通宵工作想按期完成工作。
He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.
他停在门口，徒然地等着她跟自己打招呼。
The plane circled twice, trying in vain to line up with the runway.
飞机盘旋了两圈，试图对准跑道降落却没成功。
Evidently she was racking her head in vain--it seemed manifest that she must give the matter up.
显然，她徒劳地绞尽脑汁——显然她必须放弃这件事。
Mike told me yesterday that he had been looking in vain for a job in the art gallery.
迈克昨天告诉我，他一直在找美术馆的工作，但没有找到。
没有用——那姑娘叽叽喳喳地说下去。
The lads searched and researched this place, but in vain.
小家伙们一遍遍地搜索了这个地方，但没有找到。
You should never blame the boy for the result of the test, for he had tried his best though all are in vain.
你不该责怪这个男孩成绩不佳，因为尽管一切都是徒劳，他也已经尽了最大努力。
Jeff searched in vain for Rosie in the next four days.
接下来的四天里，杰夫一直在寻找罗西，但没有找到。
But as to the causes of these general causes we in vain attempt the discovery.
但是我们试图发掘一般性成因的由来，这个过程的尝试皆是枉然。
In the (perhaps vain) hope of gaining some calm perspective, let's consult two people who are frequently quoted on housing and mortgage matters.
抱着获得一些冷静看法的希望(或许只是徒劳)，让我们看看在楼市和抵押贷款问题上经常被引用的两位人士的意见。
They tried to rally the pound sterling but in vain.
他们企图恢复英镑币值，但劳而无功。
The swindler tried to baffle him out of his money, but in vain.
骗子想骗取他的钱，可是没成功。
Their supporters aimed to stir up tribal animosity against the court—in vain, since ordinary Kenyans still seem to back it.
他们的支持者们打算煽动国人仇视法庭——这是徒劳的，因为肯尼亚普通民众似乎仍然支持指控。
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
所以我亲爱的弟兄们，你们务要坚固不可摇动，常常竭力多作主工，因为知道你们的劳苦，在主里面不是徒然的。
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
所以我亲爱的弟兄们，你们务要坚固不可摇动，常常竭力多作主工，因为知道你们的劳苦，在主里面不是徒然的。
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