And there were animals struggling in vain to escape wild snares and leghold traps.

动物们在陷阱和罗网中挣扎。

Did you get my message cause I looked in vain.

你收到我的消息了吗，因为我在查看。

Sometimes, studying English can feel like you're studying in vain, right?

有时候，学习英语会觉得你在学习。

Sally didn't like that idea at all, but she objected in vain.

萨莉一点也不接受那个想法，但她只能反对。

I moved my lips and gesticulated frantically without result.

于是，我试着移动自己的嘴唇，并且疯狂而进行模仿。

His shoulders hunched uselessly against the smell of oranges and then jerked spasmodically.

他耸起肩膀抵抗柳橙的味道，接着痉挛猛然一。

In the end, I'm afraid we've only given the deck a shuffle.

最后 似乎只是在洗牌。

Parents tend to be so shocked by this, they force the child into fruitless denials.

父母往往对此感到震惊，他们会强迫孩子否认。

Let Charlie see you haven't kidnapped me, and lead this James on a wild-goose chase.

让查理看到你没有绑架我，还有让那个詹姆斯四处搜素。

Oh, high aspiring, rainbowed jet! —that one strivest, this one jettest all in vain!

啊，高耸如虹的喷水！——那一个在竭力挣扎，这一个在喷水！

At night, multicoloured lights flash from shopfront windows in a futile effort to brighten the atmosphere.

到了晚上，店面橱窗中闪烁着的五颜六色的彩灯烘托着氛围。

The lion tries in vain to grab the throat, but the bear is just too powerful.

拟狮试图抓住熊的喉咙，短面熊实在太过强壮。

I don't know. This is all starting to feel like a sad attempt to recapture our youth.

我不知道，这一切都开始让我觉得我们是在伤感而回顾我们的青春。

The book traces Dr. Frankenstein's futile quest to impart and sustain life.

这本书追溯了弗兰肯斯坦博士追求赋予并维持生命的历程。

In a futile attempt to escape the coming darkness.

- 试图逃离即将到来的黑暗。

Vain attempts to imitate others no longer will I make.

我将不再模仿他人。

Spike or Spot or Ms. Fluffy will probably try in vain for a while.

斯派克或斑点或弗拉菲女士可能会尝试一段时间。

" Very agreeable indeed, " she replied, vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn.

“确实很愉快，”她回答道，试图掩饰一个大哈欠。

I listened in vain for the jingle of a WhatsApp.

我等待着微信的提示音。

Fruitless attempts to try and reduce those physiological symptoms.

试图减轻那些生理症状。