futilely

adverb

🔊/ˈfjuːtaɪli/

🔊/ˈfjuːtəli/

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in a way that has no purpose because there is no chance of success 徒然的；徒劳的；无效的synonym pointlesslyTopics Difficulty and failurec2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Futilely is used with these verbs:
try
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