vainly是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为adv. 徒劳地，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The outline of the mountains was wholly altered, and the Pampas guides would have sought vainly for the accustomed landmarks.
-- The sun was sinking below the horizon; I sought vainly for footmarks; I began to feel the sharp pangs of hunger, and the gloomy depths of the forest resounded already with the roar of wild beasts.
-- Since there was no means of dissipating the darkness, what was the use of straining his eyes by vainly endeavoring to pierce through it.
-- Lady Helena and the Major vainly tried to calm him, and preached patience.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As he came near the front door he heard someone outside vainly endeavouring to ring the bell, which was evidently broken, and only shook a little, without emitting any sound.
-- The prince grew pale as death; he gazed into Gania's eyes with a strange, wild, reproachful look; his lips trembled and vainly endeav-oured to form some words; then his mouth twisted into an incongruous smile.
-- Vainly trying to comfort himself with these reflections, the prince reached the Ismailofsky barracks more dead than alive.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Sir,' he cried, 'draw near; why do you think thus vainly to dismay the Argives?
-- Asteropaeus vainly tried to draw Achilles' spear out of the bank by main force; thrice did he tug at it, trying with all his might to draw it out, and thrice he had to leave off trying; the fourth time he tried to bend and break it, but ere he could do so Achilles smote him with his sword and killed him.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But Uncas, who had vainly sought him in the melee, bounded forward in pursuit; Hawkeye, Heyward and Da-vid still pressing on his footsteps.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Neb ended his account by saying what had been his grief at finding the inanimate body, in which he vainly sought for the least sign of life.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I'll beat you to a pulp, you dogs,' said Quilp, vainly endeavoring to get near either of them for a parting blow.
-- Then began the hum of conning over lessons and getting them by heart, the whispered jest and stealthy game, and all the noise and drawl of school; and in the midst of the din sat the poor schoolmaster, the very image of meekness and simplicity, vainly attempting to fix his mind upon the duties of the day, and to forget his little friend.
-- Her grandfather made no complaint, but he sighed heavily as he leaned upon his staff, and vainly tried to pierce the dusty distance.
-- As many restless spirits, who have hunted fortune, fame, or pleasure through the world, retire in their decline to where they first drew breath, vainly seeking to be children once again before they die, so we, less fortunate than they in early life, but happier in its closing scenes, will set up our rest again among our boyish haunts, and going home with no hope realised, that had its growth in manhood carrying back nothing that we brought away, but our old yearnings to each other saving no fragment from the wreck of life, but that which first endeared it may be, indeed, but children as at first.
-- They followed close upon him, and when he had vainly searched it, brought him home.
在刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝漫游镜中世界》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- she said at last in a plaintive tone, after she had spent a minute or so in vainly pursuing a large bright thing, that looked sometimes like a doll and sometimes like a work-box, and was always in the shelf next above the one she was looking at.
-- She started to her feet and sprang across the little brook in her terror,and had just time to see the Lion and the Unicorn rise to their feet, with angry looks at being interrupted in their feast, before she dropped to her knees, and put her hands over her ears, vainly trying to shut out the dreadful uproar.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- What was, then, the mystery of this submarine craft, of which the whole world vainly sought an explanation?
-- Very much embarrassed, after having vainly exhausted our speaking resources, I knew not what part to take, when Conseil said:"If master will permit me, I will relate it in German."
-- But we were obliged to fire at them during flight, which gave us few chances to bring them down; and, indeed, we vainly exhausted one half our ammunition.
-- I vainly tried to sleep I sought the connecting link between the apparition of the diver and the chest filled with gold.
-- A mortal dread hung over me, and I vainly tried to regain my accustomed coolness.
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Being unable to remove the chain, I jumped over, and, running up the flagged causeway bordered with straggling gooseberry bushes, knocked vainly for admittance, till my knuckles tingled and the dogs howled.
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