徒劳无益

I do not think that your illustrious ancestor toyed idly with variations.

我不信您显赫的祖先会徒劳无益地玩弄不同的写法.

The debate whether a virus is living or nonliving leads nowhere.

争论病毒是生物体还是非生物体是徒劳无益的.

It's useless arguing / to argue with them.

跟他们争论是徒劳无益的.

It had been useless to run, as the nearest cover was far beyond reach.

这时要逃也徒劳无益了, 离得最近的藏身处也远不可及.

After their two or three ineffectual attempts, Tom reeled, and fell heavily to the ground.

他们徒劳无益地试了两三次之后, 只见汤姆摇晃了两下, 又扑通一声摔倒在地.

The barrenness of their effort is due to poor management.

他们努力的徒劳无益归咎于管理不善.

" I thought maybe you didn't, " he said, beating about the bush in the most useless manner.

“ 我想你也许不是去散步的, " 他徒劳无益地旁敲侧击说.

It's all to no purpose; I tell you that you are plowing the sand.

这是徒劳无益的; 告诉你,你在枉费心机.

I wondered if I was banging my head against a brick wall.

我怀疑自己是不是在把鸡蛋往石头上碰，徒劳无益。

However, in the past, these attempts were usually futile.

但是, 在过去, 这些尝试通常徒劳无益.

There was a silence of futility and irritation in the room.

屋子里安静极了,充满了徒劳无益和愤怒.

He spent all his life in dropping buckets into empty wells.

他一生都是把水桶投入空井,做了些徒劳无益的事情.

The most futile thing in this world is any attempt, perhaps, at exact definition of character.

世界上最徒劳无益的事情, 也许就是企图给性格下个正确的定义.

The years of ineffectual service count big in the bestowal of rewards.

几年徒劳无益的服务,在论功行赏时就大有关系.

What troubled him most was the uselessness of Fanny's effort.

他想的最多的还是范妮在绘画上徒劳无益的努力.