| 词汇 | example_english_vain-effort |
| 释义 | vain effortcollocation in Englishmeanings of vainand effortThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with effort. vain adjective uk /veɪn/ us /veɪn/ unsuccessful; of ... See more at vain effort noun uk /ˈef.ət/ us /ˈef.ɚt/ physical or mental activity needed to ... See more at effort Examples of vain effortThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. We face serious consequences if we succumb to over-stimulating the economy in a vaineffort to buy votes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will not accept compromise that merely repackages the unacceptable in a vaineffort to save political face. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it is a vaineffort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a vaineffort to protect themselves, some of the miners tried to cover their faces with jackets or other pieces of cloth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He attempted to fend them off, however, this was a vaineffort as there were too many attackers, and he was gravely injured. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was characterized by an under-current of discontent with the mystery of existence, by vain effort, unrewarded struggle, sceptical unrest, and an uneasy straining after the unattainable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In a vaineffort to combat social democracy, he seriously interfered with the freedom to hold public meetings and attempted the forcible suppression of strike movements. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Against euthenics the other side urges that it demands an endless amount of money to patch up conditions in the vaineffort to get greater efficiency. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I have never yet been able to understand that you approach the merits of any discussion by vain efforts to approximate to its authorship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He defended himself, and was condemned to death as a traitor; vain efforts were made to save him, even by officers of the parliamentary army. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Somerset made vain efforts to procure his release and continued his pension. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of vain Go to the definition of effort See other collocations with effort |
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