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

他们满怀好意，花了不少时间， 到头来无功。

Each one strained every nerve to break the bundle.

每个人都使出了九牛二虎之力，花了很长时间还是无功。

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

他大吼大叫，想让车停下来，但是一切都无功。

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

对于大多数人来说，都是无功。

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钱币所在位置，但都无功。你毫无头绪了。

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

我设法阻止他不要抽，无功。

The wrong decision will mean a wild-goose chase.

走错方向意味着一切将无功。

Captain America started sprinting, but it was no use.

美国队长开始冲刺，但无功。

The victories are reminders that we are not powerless, and our work is not futile.

这些胜利提醒我们，我们并非无能为力，我们工作也并非无功。

It's better to save our energy for things we can actually influence.

当人们试图改变一件事情 但是无功 你可以说他在barking at the moon 字面上是向月亮狂吠 barking at the moon 就是像一只狗向月亮一直吠 月亮不会有任何反应 同样当一个人正在做无功事情 他就是在barking at the moon。

I retorted. My head spun around in answerless circles.

我反驳着。我脑子无功地转着。

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

我抓住他胳膊用力摇晃他， 想叫醒他无功。

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

但他们这趟泳无功，这里没出现任何动物供他们捕获。

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

不管成功几率有多大，也不管拟修读专业是什么，收取同等利率会导致无功学历膨胀。

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文章，无功。

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

大多数吸者一生中至少都有一次尝试戒经验，但无功。

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无功 然后谈到这些研究学者么犯。

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，让原本不属于大学学生负担得起大学学费无功。

I struggled with all my power, but it was in vain.

我使出浑身解数挣扎，无功。

She tried turning King Polydektes away to no avail, and Perseus grew protective.

她试图劝退国王波吕得克忒斯，无功，珀尔修斯因此心生保护之意。