futile effort;fruitless labour;hold a candle to the sun;lost labour ;

He spoke calmly to them trying to pour oil on troubled waters but it was useless.
他心平气和地与他们讲话,试图使争吵平息,但这却是徒劳的.
来源:《简明英汉词典》After a fruitless morning sitting at his desk he had given up.
他在书桌前徒劳地坐了一上午之后便放弃了。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else.
试图将谋杀的罪责转嫁给他人是徒劳的。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》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.
来源:《简明英汉词典》He shouted after them, vainly trying to attract their attention.
他在他们的后面高喊,想引起他们的注意,却是徒劳。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
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