vainly
vainly — 副詞
1. in a way that produces no result, even though someone tried hard to achieve some
徒勞地
努力卻沒有結果地
in a way that produces no result, even though someone tried hard to achieve something
Brian rubbed his tired eyes and vainly tried to stay awake during the afternoon lecture.
Brian 揉了揉疲憊的雙眼，徒勞地想在那場下午的講座保持清醒。
collocation: vainly tried
Sade knocked for ten minutes and stood outside, vainly hoping someone would answer.
Sade 敲了十分鐘的門，站在外面徒勞地希望有人回應。
collocation: vainly hoping
Through the dark forest, the rescue team searched vainly for the missing child all night.
搜救隊在黑暗的森林裡搜尋了一整夜，徒勞地尋找那名失蹤的孩子。
Linh typed her password four times vainly before the screen displayed "Access Denied."
Linh 徒勞地輸了四次密碼，之後螢幕顯示「存取遭拒」。
Ignacio waved vainly by the empty road, but no cars stopped for him.
Ignacio 在空蕩蕩的路邊徒勞地揮手，但沒有車子為他停下來。
- in vain
the far more common equivalent; preferred in spoken and informal English
- unsuccessfully
more direct and neutral in register
- to no avail
similar formality; often used in narrative writing
- fruitlessly
more formal and literary; emphasizes wasted effort
用法筆記
Vainly is less common than the phrase in vain in everyday speech; in vain is preferred for most informal contexts.