A few months earlier, my only sibling, Skip, had died in a household accident and I had spent all the time since futilely trying to comfort my parents. 几个月前,我唯一的兄弟斯基普(Skip)死于一场家庭事故,此后我一直试图安慰我的父母,但却是徒劳。
Wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting. 漫无目的地或者白费地等待或者消磨时间;一直等待。
The tear fills the empty eyes and flows futilely. 眼空蓄泪泪空垂,暗洒闲抛更向谁?
Spinning futilely at first, the drivers of the engine at last caught the rails. 那机车的主动轮起先转了一阵也没有用处,可到底咬住了路轨啦。
The exact same moment that I'm futilely trying to give her an lp? 正好碰上我试着给她做腰椎穿刺却徒劳无功的时候?
The hybrid mutants were used to terrorize those who opposed them in Aryan and Og, and on one occasion this was futilely attempted in Poseida. 混合突变体被用来恐吓那些在雅利安和OG反对他们的人,这一次对波塞顿人的企图是徒劳无功的。