to no purpose

to no purpose

美 　英

• na.徒然；全无效果
• 网络白白；落空；完全徒劳无益

英汉解释

na.	1. 徒然,白白 2. 全无效果,完全白费,徒,空 3. “to little/no purpose”的变体

英英解释

na.	1. The variant of to little/no purpose

例句

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

这是徒劳无益的，告诉你，你在枉费心机。

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.

人的一生仅仅是时间长河之一粟，让我们好好享受这仅有的一生，让它充满意义。

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

如果你把一颗种子抛在街上让每个人看，它将死去，而且死得毫无意义。

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

埃及的帮助是徒然无益的。所以我称他为坐而不动的拉哈伯。

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

我们尽力说服他接受我们的方案，可是没有用。

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

数小时以后，有人看见那个男孩在林子里瞎转。

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

我们恳求他暴风雨天不要外出，但毫无作用。

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。

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

我说服他戒烟，但却白费力气。

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

你看，亲爱的，你白费一番苦心贬低自己了。

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

那不过是把三四个警察白白拿去送死罢了。

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

以赛亚曾埋怨：“我劳碌是徙然；我尽力是虚无虚空。”

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

释放她们的月亮，一月又一月，毫无意义。

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。

My life grows tired, hungry to no purpose.

而我的生命变得疲惫，无由的渴求。

He always spend his time to no purpose.

他总是把时间花在毫无意义的事上。

I did but little work and that to no purpose.

我工作进展不大，而且无所为而为。