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vainly

adverb
🔊/ˈveɪnli/
🔊/ˈveɪnli/
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  1. without success徒劳地；不成功地；白费力地
    • He shouted after them, vainly trying to attract their attention.他在他们的后面高喊，想引起他们的注意，却是徒劳。🔊🔊
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryVainly is used with these verbs:
    • search
    • seek
    • try
    • …
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