徒劳无功

• Without clear objectives , chances are that a meeting will be unproductive
  没有明确目标的会议多半是徒劳无功。
• You become a spiritual tourist , bustling about and never getting anywhere
  你便成了求道的观光客，忙得徒劳无功。
• But it was all for nothing
  但却徒劳无功。
• Wild - goose chases may happen sometimes during an investigation
  （在一项调查的过程中，有时也许产生徒劳无功的结果。 ）
• Have tried to resolve these types of problems with little or no success
  有尝试解决这些问题,但无甚结果甚至徒劳无功
• He did wrong to take so many men , said the officer of the suite
  “他带领这么许多人是徒劳无功的。 ”一名侍从军官说道。
• But he was in vain
  但却徒劳无功
• Although diamonds have been extensively searched for , there was no detection
  虽然天文学家其后展开全面的搜寻，但是却徒劳无功。
• Often , the search for a skilful manager turns out to be a wild - golden - goose chase
  通常，对有技巧的经理的搜寻最终都是徒劳无功。
• Gary tried to lift a heavy box from the floor , but his efforts were to no avail
  盖瑞试著从地上抬起一只笨重的箱子，不过只是徒劳无功。