1.
The farmer out his claim to all the land before the prospectors came, but it was in vain.
这位农场主在探矿者到来之前立桩标明他对所有这些土地的所有权，但这是徒劳。
2.
It was a vain effort.
这种努力是徒劳无益的。
3.
The stronger the will, the more futile the task.
这种意志越是强烈，这种尝试越是徒劳。
4.
It is all to no purpose , I tell you that you are ploughing the sand.
这是徒劳无益的，告诉你，你在枉费心机。
5.
It turned out to be a wild-goose chase.
结果证明这只不过是一场徒劳。
6.
All this activity did bring its reward.
这一切活动确实不是徒劳的。
7.
But it was in vain. Eisenhower saw through the game.
这是徒劳的，艾森豪威尔看穿了这个把戏。
8.
Peter is so infirm of purpose that it is useless to ask him for advice.
彼得这人优柔寡断，向他征求意见是徒劳无用的。
9.
Tom is so infirm of purpose that it is useless to ask him for advice.
汤姆这人优柔寡断，向他征求意见是徒劳无益的。
10.
I tried to talk him out of the project, but in vain
我试着劝阻他停止这一计划,但是徒劳无用
11.
It would be an abortive effort to try to close this wide price gap.
设法缩小这样大的价格差距将是徒劳的。
12.
I tried to talk him out of the project, but in vain.
我试着劝阻他停止这一计划,但是徒劳无用。
13.
It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.
想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。
14.
It could be expensive.
这样做只会徒劳无益。
15.
This is an attempt once again to ___4___a retreat from Iraq, and it is a gratuitous attempt to do this.
这是再一次企图逃避从伊拉克撤军问题但是这样的企图是徒劳的.
16.
It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.
没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。
17.
It' s useless for us to continue.
我们继续下去是徒劳的.
18.
There is no use searching for him in this crowd;it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
在这样的人群中找寻他是徒劳的，这简直是大海捞针。