He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.
他在门口停住,徒然地等待她和自己打招呼。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Lily had the doomed sense of the castaway who has signalled in vain to fleeing sails.
丽莉完全明白自己现在已变成一名被丢在荒岛上徒然向驶去的帆船呼救的遗弃者了.
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He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence...
他在门口停住,徒然地等待她和自己打招呼。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries And look upon myself and curse my fate,
我曾徒然地呼唤聋耳的苍天,诅咒自己的时运,顾影自怜。
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