Spike or Spot or Ms. Fluffy will probably try in vain for a while.

斯派克、斯波特或是毛毛女士可能会尝试一会儿，却啥也没吃到。

But after I had waited in vain for six months, I lost hope, and felt low indeed.

但是空等了半年，我不抱希望了，感到无比沮丧。

Mike told me yesterday that he had been looking in vain for a job in an art gallery.

Mike昨天跟我说，他没找到美术馆的工作。

Question 3. Mike told me yesterday that he had been looking in vain for a job in an art gallery.

问题3. 迈克昨天跟我说他还是没能找到在美术馆的工作。

He tried in vain for a long time to obtain a confession.

他徒劳地尝试了很长时间以供认罪。

But now, should you go thither to seek him, you would inquire in vain for the Locofoco Surveyor.

但是现在，如果你去那里寻找他，你会徒劳地寻找 Locofoco Surveyor。

He looked in vain at M. de la Mole's eyes for an order; the marquis had forgotten him.

他徒劳地看着德·拉莫尔先生的眼睛以求命令； 侯爵忘记了他。

He opened the Volume; but his agitation was so great that He at first sought in vain for the page mentioned by Matilda.

他打开了这本​​书； 但他的激动是如此之大， 以致于起初他徒劳地寻找玛蒂尔达提到的页面。

In 1882, Friedrich Nietzsche reimagined a story in which Diogenes went into the Athenian marketplace with a lantern, searching in vain for a single honest person.

1882年，尼采（Friedrich Nietzsche）重现了一个故事，第欧根尼（Diogenes）带着灯笼进入雅典市场，徒劳地寻找一个诚实的人。

He entered it and looked in vain for Julien in the place where he ought to have been by the side of the saw.

他走进去，在他本该在锯旁边的地方寻找于连， 但徒劳无功。

But after Uncle Andrew had struggled in vain with the hat for some time, two other policemen seized it by the brim and forced it off.

但是，在安德鲁叔叔与帽子挣扎了一段时间但徒劳无功之后，另外两名警察抓住了帽子的帽沿，将其强行摘下。

My years of advocating in vain for homeowners like Glenn left me convinced: we would not have had a financial crisis if it weren't for racism.

我多年来为像格伦这样的房主徒劳地倡导，这让我确信：如果不是种族主义，我们就不会发生金融危机。

A day may come—it will come, if his prayer is heard—a terrible day of vengeance when the master in his turn will cry in vain for mercy.

有一天可能会到来——它会到来，如果他的祈祷被听到——一个可怕的报复之日， 轮到他的主人会徒劳地哀求怜悯。

'Of that I have myself no doubt: By all accounts He is an exception to mankind in general, and Envy would seek in vain for a blot upon his character'.

“对此我自己毫不怀疑：从各方面来看，他是整个人类的例外，而嫉妒会徒劳地寻找他性格上的污点”。

The main summit is about a mile and a half in diameter, bounded by small crumbling peaks and ridges, among which we seek in vain for the outlines of the ancient crater.

主峰直径约一英里半，四周是破碎的小山峰和山脊，我们在其中寻找古老火山口的轮廓是徒劳的。

Presently we saw before us a bank of elm-trees, which told us of a house amidst them, though I looked in vain for the grey walls that I expected to see there.

不久，我们看到面前有一排榆树，这告诉我们在树丛中有一所房子，虽然我徒劳地寻找我期望在那里看到的灰色墙壁。

Let us have done with vain regrets and longings for the days that never will be ours again. Our work lies in front, not behind us; and " Forward" ! is our motto.

让我们带着徒劳的遗憾和对永远不会再属于我们的日子的渴望结束吧。我们的工作在前面，而不是在我们后面；和“前进”！是我们的座右铭。

The library door was open, too, and after listening in vain for any sound of voices within, she quickly crossed the threshold, and found her husband alone, vaguely fingering the papers on his desk.

图书室的门也开着，听不见里面有什么声音后，她快步跨过门槛，发现丈夫独自一人，模模糊糊地拨弄着桌上的文件。

It had been heavy in weight and long carried; and she had been very meek and patient, till all at once her faith had given way, and she had groped in vain for help!

它的重量很重，携带了很长时间；她一直非常温顺和耐心，直到她的信仰突然让步，她徒劳地摸索着寻求帮助！

The little girl and Button-Bright both uttered exclamations of pleasure, but they looked in vain for any cook stove or fireplace, or for any person who might have prepared for them this delicious feast.

小女孩和 Button-Bright 都发出了愉快的惊叹声，但他们没有寻找任何炉灶或壁炉，也没有寻找任何可能为他们准备这顿美味佳肴的人。