fruitlessly
/ˈfruːtləsli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfruːtləsli/ (ame, ipa)
fruitlessly — 副詞
1. in a manner that brings no useful outcome despite effort or repeated trying — fo
徒勞地
費了力氣卻沒有任何成果地
in a manner that brings no useful outcome despite effort or repeated trying — for example, searching all morning for keys that turn out to be locked inside the car.
Rania searched fruitlessly for her passport before the early flight to Cairo.
Rania 在搭早班機去開羅之前徒勞地翻找她的護照。
verb + fruitlessly: searched fruitlessly
The rescue team waited fruitlessly for a radio signal from the missing hikers.
救援隊伍徒勞地等待失蹤登山客傳來的無線電訊號。
waited fruitlessly for + noun
Eli tried fruitlessly to open the rusted gate behind the old farmhouse.
Eli 徒勞地試圖打開老農舍後方那扇生鏽的鐵門。
Lawyers argued fruitlessly with the judge about admitting the new witness.
律師們徒勞地與法官爭辯是否要傳喚那名新證人。
Romi spent three weeks fruitlessly applying for jobs in the small coastal town.
Romi 花了三週的時間徒勞地在這個海邊小鎮應徵工作。
- vainly
more literary; emphasises the wasted hope behind the effort
- unsuccessfully
neutral and most common; less formal than 'fruitlessly'
- in vain
set phrase; tends to come at the end of the clause
- successfully
the effort produced the intended outcome
- productively
the effort yielded useful results, not just an outcome
文法句型
verb + fruitlessly
fruitlessly + verb
用法筆記
Frequently follows verbs of effort, search, or attempt — `search`, `try`, `wait`, `argue`, `spend [time]`. Implies the effort was real and sustained; not used for trivial or one-off failures.