make vain efforts 水中捞月
Can be transferred to children unconditionally, right of life, but not in vain efforts.
可无条件将经营权转让给子女,一生的努力不致白费,而且免税。
They beheld Madeleine, almost flat on his stomach beneath that terrible weight, make two vain efforts to bring his knees and his elbows together.
大家看见马德兰几乎平伏在那一堆骇人的东西下面,两次想使肘弯接近膝头,都没有成功。
我们的所有努力都付诸东流了。
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