ONE PHRASE, IN CONTEXT

in vain

徒劳；白费力气

阅读固定表达建议进阶阅读表达精选

类型主题插画

GET TO KNOW THE MEANING

读懂它，也学会这样说。

1 个义项

徒劳；白费力气

阅读表达精选（建议进阶，暂定）：常修饰尝试、等待或努力。

IN A SENTENCE

The archivist searched the catalog in vain; the folder had been filed under a different name.
档案管理员在目录中徒劳地查找；那个文件夹其实被用另一个名称归档了。

来源：Expression Original Learning Examples — 阅读必备库 — batch16 · Expression Editorial Team段 editorial-base-in-vainOriginal English example and Chinese translation written for Expression; no third-party sentence text is reproduced.

He searched in vain for the missing key.
他寻找丢失的钥匙，却一无所获。

来源：Expression 原创小说语境例句 — 首批精选 2026-11-07 · Expression / AI 原创例句段 reading-starter-2ec78541718a0133-1项目 AI 原创学习例句；非真实新闻报道或作品摘录

She called his name in vain; the last carriage had already vanished into the tunnel.
她徒劳地呼喊着他的名字，最后一节车厢已经消失在隧道里。

来源：Expression 原创小说语境例句 — 首批精选 2026-11-07 · Expression / AI 原创例句段 reading-starter-2ec78541718a0133-2项目 AI 原创学习例句；非真实新闻报道或作品摘录