But I put aside this reflection as soon as may be; it perturbs me fruitlessly.

是我尽快把这种想法搁置一旁； 它毫无结果地困扰着我。

He spent years fruitlessly lobbying Congress to change a 1909 royalties law, which requires radio broadcasters to pay composers but not performers.

一项1909年版权使用费法要求电台对歌曲作者付款，不必对歌者付款。他多年游说国会修改这项法律，毫无成效。

He tried to calm himself, to concentrate on finding the Horcrux, but his thoughts buzzed as frantically and fruitlessly as wasps trapped beneath a glass.

他试图让自己冷静下来，集中力寻找魂器，可他思路就像被困在玻璃杯里黄蜂一样--狂暴而徒劳地横冲直撞。

" Oh, sure, " said the girl indifferently, as if all that side of her life had lost its importance; and for ten minutes Bond questioned her minutely, but except for small details, fruitlessly, about the ABC routine.

“哦，当然，” 女孩冷漠地说， 仿佛她生活那一面已经失去了重要性；邦德了她 10 分钟，除了一些小细节之外，毫无结果地了她关于 ABC 节题。

“Yeah, well, you still didn't realise who was behind that stuff, did you? ” sneered Malfoy, as Dumbledore slid a little down the ramparts, the strength in his legs apparently fading, and Harry struggled fruitlessly, mutely, against the enchantment binding him.

“是啊，你仍然不知道这些事情是谁策划，是吧？”马尔福讥笑道，这时邓布利多身体贴着墙壁往下出溜了一点儿，显然他腿脚已经没有力气，说不出话哈利拼命挣扎，想摆脱束缚他魔咒，毫无结果。