白费

We should struggle to realize such a confident and beautiful life, and I believe that our efforts won't go to waste.

我们要为实现这样自信、美好的人生而努力奋斗，我相信我们的努力不会白费。

He beat the bushes for his wife, but in vain.

他四处找他太太，但却是白费力气。

During this investigation, these are some wild-goose chases.

在这调查的当中，也有一些白费力气的追逐。

If the computer crashes I don't want to loose my work.

因为如果电脑死机，我的工作就会白费。

My sister is so persistent that you are in vain of desiring to change her mind.

我妹妹很固执，你要她改变心意根本就是白费力气。

Bryant had 26 points on seven-for-24 shooting, although he had a season-high 13 assists, a notable stat after Jackson said Bryant's shoot-first mind-set in Friday's loss to Memphis "dinted" some of the other Lakers' efforts in that game.

科比24投7中，得26分，尽管他送出了赛季新高的13个助攻，这是一个值得注意的数据（13次助攻），因为杰克逊教练曾批评科比在星期五败给灰熊的比赛中&投篮第一&的做法，使得队友们都努力都白费了。

Her entreaties were vain, and I was appointed to supply the deficiency .

她的请求是白费的，我奉命来补这个缺。

Their dedication was mostly wasted. He was endlessly flattered by reporters and hangers-on, and addicted to women, drink, and cigarettes.

那些助理的贡献几乎白费，他则仍持续不断地接受记者与追随者的奉承，而且沉溺於女人、饮酒和香菸。

Then there's the giant ant nest, this can not be knifed, nor empty-handed play, only in vain.

接着出现巨型蚂蚁的窝，这里不能用刀砍，也不能空手打，只会白费力气的。

Ironically, the efforts of fathers to instill "manly" behavior in their sons are in vain: In a recent poll, women said that a man is not only manlier if he can weep, but sexier as well.

具有讽刺意味的是，父亲给儿子灌输&男人味&行为的努力恐怕要白费：在最近一项调查中，女性表示会流泪的男人不仅更有男人味，而且也更性感。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。