to no purpose

1 It would be to no purpose to speak to him.

跟他说毫无用处.

2 Faber did not want to risk his life to no purpose.

菲伯尔不想拿他的性命做无谓的冒险.

3 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.

4 I have tried hard for her, but all to no purpose.

我已为她尽了力, 可毫无结果.

5 This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

这也是虚空,也是捕风.

6 He to find out the cause, but all to no purpose.

他试图找出原因, 但是全无结果.

7 I laboured to no purpose.

我白干了.

8 My life grows tired, hungry to no purpose.

我的生命变得疲惫, 无由的饥渴.

9 The captain stormed, but to no purpose.

船长大发脾气, 可是毫无作用.

10 It's all to no purpose. I tell you that you are ploughing the sand.

这都是毫无作用的. 告诉你,你是在白费力气.

11 Forcing things into pre - set categories hides their real meaning and limits your thinking to no purpose.

把事物放进预置的类别里,隐藏他们的真实意思,你的思维会变得漫无目的.

12 Yet Job to no purpose opens his mouth and without knowledge multiplies words.

的确,约伯开口尽说空话;由于无知,说了许多妄言.

13 Tom has been looking out for a new job, but to no purpose.

汤姆一直在寻找新工作, 但毫无结果.

14 We tried and tried, but it was all to no avail.

我们试了又试，但是毫无效果。

1 毫无效果

to no effect

2 无成效

unproductive unfruitful

3 作用不大

to little purpose

4 无结果

vain sterile fruitless without result

5 徒劳

vain futile unavailing vainly to little purpose get not get anywhere get nowhere get anywhere

6 徒劳地

in vain