But it was of no avail; the man could not afford it.

但这无济于事。这个人买不起。

This I tried —though putting pictures straight is no habit of mine—but it was of no avail.

我尝试了这种方法——尽管把画挂正并不是我的习惯——但毫无效果。

Billee wagged his tail appeasingly, turned to run when he saw that appeasement was of no avail, and cried (still appeasingly) when Spitz's sharp teeth scored his flank.

比利摇着尾巴似要制止事端, 而当他看到息事宁人的做法无效时就逃了。当斯匹次的利齿咬到他身上时, 他叫了起来(仍然一副息事宁人的腔调)。

All that Mrs. Ferrars could say to make him put an end to the engagement, assisted too as you may well suppose by my arguments, and Fanny's entreaties, was of no avail.

费拉斯太太所能说的一切话，使他结束了这个婚约，正如你很可能猜想的那样，从我的论点和范妮的恳求中，也起到了帮助作用，但都是无济于事的。