查询词典 to no purpose

To no purpose they sent a deputation entreating the king to return.

他们派代表去请王回来，结果也是徒然。

It was to no Purpose for or us after we were in the Boat to think of reaching to own Ship, so all agreed to let her drive and only to pull her in towards Shore as much as we could, and our Master promised them, That if the Boat was stav'd upon Shore he would make it good to their Master, so partly rowing and partly driving our Boat went away to the Norward sloaping wards the Shore almost as far as Winterton Ness.

此时此刻，我们已无法再回到他们的船上去了，大家一致同意任凭小艇随波飘流，并努力向岸边划去。我们的船长许诺，万一小艇在岸边触礁，他将给他们船长照价赔偿。这样，小艇半划着，半随浪逐流，逐渐向北方的岸边飘去，最后靠近了温特顿岬角。

Then I said to them, What is this high place where you go to no purpose?

我就对他们说，你们所上的那高处叫什么呢？

He tried to find out the cause, but all to no purpose.

他试图找出原因，但是全无结果。

I tried very hard to persuade him to quit smoking,but to no purpose.

我说服他戒烟许多次了，但都是白费工夫。

As in my present Condition there were not really many Things which I wanted; so indeed I thought that the Frights I had been in about these Savage Wretches, and the Concern I had been in for my own Preservation, had taken off the Edge of my Invention for my own Conveniences; and I had dropp'd a good Design, which I had once bent my Thoughts too much upon; and that was, to try if I could not make some of my Barley into Malt, and then try to brew my self some Beer: This was really a whimsical Thought, and I reprov'd my self often for the Simplicity of it; for I presently saw there would be the want of several Things necessary to the making my Beer, that it would be impossible for me to supply; as First, Casks to preserve it in, which was a Thing, that as I have observ'd already, I cou'd never compass; no, though I spent not many Days, but Weeks, nay, Months in attempting it, but to no purpose.

就我目前的境况而言，我其实不缺多少东西。可是，我总感到，由于受到那些野蛮的食人生番的惊吓，因而时时为自己的安全而担惊受怕。以往，为使自己的生活过得舒服，我充分发挥了创造发明的才能，但现在就无法充分发挥了。我本来有一个煞费苦心的计划，想试验一下能否把大麦制成麦芽，再用麦芽来酿起酒。现在，这一计划也放弃了。当然，这实在也是一个荒唐的念头，连我自己也经常责备自己把事情想得太简单了。因为我不久就看出，许多酿造啤酒必不可少的材料我都没有，也无法自己制造。首先，没有啤酒桶。前面说过，我曾尝试做木桶，但怎么也做不好。

They read deep and learned books to him, and then the lightest and most trifling that could be found, but all to no purpose.

这对他说来是一件很愉快的事情，而且对于他和他的家庭也非常相称。

They read deep and learned books to him, and then the lightest and most trifling that could be found, but all to no purpose.

人们念些深奥的书给他听，或念些世上最轻松的读物给他听，但这对他的病也没有什么好处。

They read deep andlearned books to him, and then the lightest and most trifling that could befound, but all to no purpose.

人们念些深奥的书给他听，或念些世上最轻松的读物给他听，但这对他的病也没有什么好处。

They read deep and learned books to him, and then the lightest and most trifling that could be found, but all to no purpose.

这儿还附带有一张关于这棵植物的图解，谁一看就可以认得出来。它不论在冬天或夏天都是绿的。

In the United States, chronic alcoholism and hepatitis C are the most common ones.

在美国，慢性酒精中毒，肝炎是最常见的。

If you have any questions, you can contact me anytime.

如果有任何问题，你可以随时联系我。