汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 枉然
枉然
in vain / to no avail
徒然,白费。
wǎng rán
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

事已如此,后悔也是枉然

Now it's done, regrets are of no avail.; It's no use crying over spilt milk.

外祖父他老人家可怜的微笑全属枉然

The grandfather absolutely wasted his poor old smile.

爱是多么无奈的一件事,眼穿肠断也枉然

Love is a matter of how helpless, eye pain also wear in vain.

若不是耶和华看守城池,看守的人就枉然儆醒。

Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.

当迁徙只是生存的习惯,再好的风景也是枉然

When migration is the habit of being, it is a good scenery is also vain.

我们搜索又搜索,直到觉得继续下去也枉然时才罢手。

We searched until we knew it would be pointless to continue.

他父亲淡淡地一笑,枉然地试图要他放心,一切都安然无恙。

His father smiled weakly in a forlorn attempt to reassure him that everything was all right.

诗曰:悠游罗浮山,爱在璞玉兰;住进禾肚里,神仙也枉然

Poems said: Play in Luofu Mountain, love in our pu yulan; Live in heduli, the immortal also vain.

不要隐藏你的天分,天赐才能必有其道理所在。日晷摆在阴影里也是枉然

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade!