to no purpose

to no purpose

美 　英

  • na.徒然；全無效果
  • 網絡白白；落空；完全徒勞無益

英漢解釋

na.
1.
徒然,白白
2.
全無效果,完全白費,徒,空
3.
“to little/no purpose”的變體

英英解釋

na.

例句

It is all to no purpose , I tell you that you are ploughing the sand .

這是徒勞無益的，告訴你，你在枉費心機。

The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it to no purpose.

人的一生僅僅是時間長河之一粟，讓我們好好享受這僅有的一生，讓它充滿意義。

If you throw a seed on the street for everybody to see, it will die, and die to no purpose.

如果你把一顆種子拋在街上讓每個人看，它將死去，而且死得毫無意義。

For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.

埃及的幫助是徒然無益的。所以我稱他為坐而不動的拉哈伯。

We try our utmost to prevail on him to accept our solution, but to no purpose.

我們盡力說服他接受我們的方案，可是沒有用。

5Several hours later, some people see that boy to move from side to side to no purpose in the grove.

數小時以后，有人看見那個男孩在林子里瞎轉。

we begged him not to go out in the storm, but to no purpose.

我們懇求他暴風雨天不要外出，但毫無作用。

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

這都是毫無作用的。告訴你，你是在白費力氣。

I tryed very hard to persuade him to quit smoking, but to no purpose.

我說服他戒煙，但卻白費力氣。

So you see, my dear, you've abased yourself to no purpose.

你看，親愛的，你白費一番苦心貶低自己了。

It merely exposed three or four unfortunate gendarmes to no purpose.

那不過是把三四個警察白白拿去送死罷了。

Isaiah complained, "I have labored to no purpose; I have spent my strength in pain and for nothing. "

以賽亞曾埋怨：“我勞碌是徙然；我盡力是虛無虛空。”

Unloosing their moons, month after month, to no purpose.

釋放她們的月亮，一月又一月，毫無意義。

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

菲伯爾不想拿他的性命做無謂的冒險。

My life grows tired, hungry to no purpose.

而我的生命變得疲憊，無由的渴求。

He always spend his time to no purpose.

他總是把時間花在毫無意義的事上。

I did but little work and that to no purpose.

我工作進展不大，而且無所為而為。