" Oh! " said Mrs. Yeobright, vainly endeavouring to control her anger.

“啊，”约布赖特太太说，她想努力不发火，但控制不住。

My heart longs to join in thy song, but vainly struggles for a voice.

我的心渴望和你合唱，而挣扎不出一点声音。

Now they were battles, battles desperately, vainly fought as Johnston fell back toward Atlanta.

它们如今已成了一个个的名称，即约翰斯顿将军向亚特兰大退却时，一路上拼命而徒然地打过的那的名称。

The crowd fell silent; only could be heard the voices of the gamblers vainly offering two to one.

人群静了下来，只有赌徒招呼人们下二对一赌注的声音，此外一点响声也听不到。

He was sitting alone one evening pondering deeply over his troubles, and searching vainly for some way out of them.

一天晚上，他独自一个人坐着，千思万虑地盘算着他的心事；但是左思右想，总想不出什么办法可以逃脱难。

The rundown rail services of America are something I try, vainly, to forget.

美国铁路交通破落是一件我想忘也忘不了的事。

They were trying vainly by whispered pleas and jerks at her skirt to make the old lady sit down on the brick wall.

甚至拽她的裙子，想让她坐在矮墙上，可老太太就是不肯坐。

Nearly Headless Nick tried vainly to recapture his audience, but gave up as Sir Patrick's head went sailing past him to loud cheers.

差点没头的尼克徒劳地试图重新抓住观众，可是帕特里克先生的脑袋在一片欢呼声中从他身边飞过，他只好败下阵来。

Thus, though words of solace were vainly uttered in his presence, he found relief in a direction of his own choosing when left to himself.

样，尽管别人当他面说的安慰词没什么用，他独处时却能按自己选择的方向找到慰藉。

At Roosevelt's invitation he spent the war years in America, where he plotted vainly to get Hungary to dump the Nazis, and more successfully to help Austria shed its image as Hitler's poodle.

应罗斯福的邀请，争期间奥托移居美国，在那里他徒劳的帮助匈牙利摆脱纳粹，然而有比较成功地帮奥地利褪去了“希特勒的卷毛小狗”的形象。

Dany had laughed when he told her. " Was it not you who told me warlocks were no more than old soldiers, vainly boasting of forgotten deeds and lost prowess" ?

" 你不是告诉我，男巫们跟那羸弱的老兵一样可笑，只会夸耀当年勇，全不顾力量与技能早已离他们而去吗？"