So many hours, so well meant, but ultimately so futile.

他们满怀好意，花了不少时间， 到头来徒劳无功。

Each one strained every nerve to break the bundle.

每个都使出了九牛二虎之力，花了很长时间还是徒劳无功。

The wrong decision will mean a wild-goose chase.

走错方向意味着一切将徒劳无功。

He screamed and bawled for the van to stop; but all in vain.

他大吼大叫，想让车停下来，但是一切都徒劳无功。

I tried to stop him from smoking, but to no purpose.

我设法阻止他不要烟，却徒劳无功。

I retorted. My head spun around in answerless circles.

我反驳着。我的脑子徒劳无功地转着。

For " moat" people, it would be a " futile" effort.

对于大多数来说，都是徒劳无功的。

I shook him forcibly by the arm, and strove in vain to wake him.

我抓住他的力摇晃他， 想叫醒他却徒劳无功。

But their swim was in vain, there doesn't appear to be any animals here to hunt.

但他们这趟泳徒劳无功，这里没出现任何动物供他们捕获。

He tried to buy and destroy every copy of the article containing his blunder, but to no avail.

他试图买下并销毁每份报导他出漏子的文章，却徒劳无功。

You try to remember where the silver-facing coins were, but it's hopeless. You've lost track.

你尝试回想起银面向上的钱币的所在位置，但都徒劳无功。你毫无头绪了。

Most of these smokers have tried to quit smoking at least once in their lives, but in vain.

大多数的吸烟者一生中至少都有一次尝试戒烟的经验，但却徒劳无功。

Charging equal interest rates regardless of odds of success or intended major is a recipe for fruitless credential inflation.

不管成功的几率有多大，也不管拟修读专业是什么，收取同等利率会导致徒劳无功的学历膨胀。

But the Berthelinis exerted themselves in vain.

但是贝特林尼徒劳无功。

And futile as trying to change our height. And we talked about the error of the average and the mistake.

和试图改变身高一样困难和徒劳无功 然后谈到这些研究学者么犯的。

And, frankly, there's no point in making college more affordable for students who don't belong there in the first place.

而且，坦白来讲，让原本不属于大学的学生负担得起大学学费徒劳无功。

" Wild goose chase." Think about this.

“徒劳无功。”想想这个。

He would have released himself, but strove in vain to do so.

他本想释放自己，但徒劳无功。

I have tried hard for you, but all to no purpose.

我为你努力过，却徒劳无功。

Well, before anyone shoots me or shoves me down the garbage disposal...

而且这样也徒劳无功.