| 单词 | in vain |
| 释义 | in vain phrase See full dictionary entry for vain If you do something in vain, you do not succeed in achieving what you intend. He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence. It became obvious that all her complaints were in vain. Synonyms: uselessly, to no avail, unsuccessfully, fruitlessly in vain phrase See full dictionary entry for vain If you say that something such as someone's death, suffering, or effort was in vain, you mean that it was useless because it did not achieve anything. He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain. |
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