Took the name of the Lord in vain .

妄称上帝之名

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M. de Villefort, who examined him attentively, and who no doubt practiced upon him all the psychological studies he was accustomed to use, in vain endeavored to make him lower his eyes, notwithstanding the depth and profundity of his gaze

维尔福先生不时地看他一眼，无疑他在向犯人实施他惯用的心理攻势，但他虽然不时地逼视那被告，却始终都没能使他低头，起诉书终于读完了。

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Hullo! Who’s that, taking my name in vain ?

喂!是谁在那儿议论我?

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I read his article again and again, trying hard to understand what he was driving at but in vain

我把他的文章读了又读，但对他的意图仍百思不解。

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I’m afraid all my efforts were in vain .

我担心我的努力全白费了

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As we traveled from island to island, we searched the cliffs and rocks in vain for nesting puffins

我们从一个岛走到另一个岛，在峭壁上和岩石间寻找海鸭，但却枉费徒劳。

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Our labor was in vain .

我们的劳动是白费力气

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Our efforts were not in vain and the situation began to improve.

我们的努力没有白费，形势开始好转。

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We protested in vain .

我们抗议无结果。

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We tried to persuade him not to go swimming, but in vain .

我们力图说服他不去游泳，可他就是不听。

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We tried everything to make the ramrod guard move, but all in vain

我们千方百计想让这个死板的卫兵移动一下,但都无济于事。

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We tried everything to make the ramrod guard move,but all in vain .

我们千方百计想让这个死板的卫兵移动一下，但都无济于事。

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We tried to engage him in conversation, but in vain .

我们设法使他和我们谈话，但没成功。

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It was in vain that we tried to find his mother.

我们设法寻找他的母亲，但毫无结果。

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All our work was in vain .

我们所做的一切都徒然。

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We tried in vain to make him change his mind.

我们想使他改变主意，结果是白费心机。

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We tried in vain to break down the big rock into smaller pieces with sledgehammers

我们想用大铁锤把这块大石头打碎，可是怎么也不行。

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I tried to fight against sleep, but in vain .

我努力想不睡着，可就是办不到。

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I will give you an eagle with outstretched wings, holding in its claws a prey which tries in vain to escape, and bearing this device--Tenax."

我让你猜一谜，有一只展开双翅的老鹰，它的脚爪抓住了一只猎物，这个猎物想逃跑，但又逃不了，它的名字就叫做--Tenax[拉丁文:固执]。”

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I pleaded for him in vain .

我为他辩护，但无效。

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I pleaded for him in vain

我为他辩护未成。

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My endeavors to bring about a settlement were ended in vain .

我想达成和解的努力均归徒然。

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In vain I tried to keep back my tears.

我怎么也忍不住我的眼泪。

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I questioned her, but in vain ; she would tell me nothing, and I departed

我追问她是什么事，但没用，她什么也不肯告诉我，于是我就走了。

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It is in vain , sir, to extenuate the matter

先生，大事化小，小事化无的作法无济于事。

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Now he slipped his arm about her and she struggled, but in vain

现在他顺手抱住了她，她挣扎着，但是没有用。

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In vain the various actors tried to win the favour of the great stage sultan

许多演员指望博得伟大的舞台之王的赏识，可是都没有成功。

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Calls to the florist were always in vain --it was a cash purchase

询问卖花的人吧，也总无结果，因为那是用现金付帐的。

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I racked my brains in vain trying to change him.

要想改变他,简直是枉费心机。

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Perhaps because so many people had died in the war, the unspent life energy of all those who had died in vain merged into the vital force of spring

也许因为战事中死人太多了，枉死者没消磨掉的生命力都迸作春天的生意。

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