1·After a fruitless morning sitting at his desk he had given up.
他在书桌前徒劳地坐了一个上午后便放弃了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·For many, this is the only form of economic redistribution they will see in the coming years as they continue a fruitless search for jobs.
对很多人而言，接下去几年里，他们可能还是会徒劳地寻找着工作，打劫是唯一可行的重新分配财富的方式。
3·Comparing my insides to someone else's outsides is a fruitless and dangerous game to play, especially when I'm stressed.
我的内心和别人的内心相比是徒劳和危险的，尤其是我强调它时。
4·Divining fashion trends from her outfits would be fruitless. Instead, here are three things Gaga can tell us about how the music industry works now.
当然，从她的服装来预测时尚趋势是徒劳的，相反，以下三件事是Gaga要告诉我们的，那就是如今的流行音乐产业是如何运作的。
5·I tried twice to get the UK visa and she even sponsored me but it was fruitless.
我曾经两次试图获得去英国的签证，她甚至还资助我，但是最后都是徒劳。
1·George Mitchell, the US envoy to the Middle East, was in Jerusalem again at the weekend for another round of apparently fruitless talks between the two sides.
上周末，美国中东地区大使乔治•米歇尔（George Mitchell）在耶路撒冷出席双方的另一轮会谈，显然此轮会谈也是无果而终。
2·For eight years residents of Hongwei have been waging a fruitless struggle to find the cause of high rates of serious illness in their midst.
在八年中，宏伟的居民苦苦寻找严重疾病高发的原因，但始终无果。
1·Read books more, if not, is a pile of waste paper; To read more, if not used, it is a fruitless bud.
藏书再多，倘不阅读，就是一堆废纸；读书再多，倘不应用，就是一朵不结果实的花蕾。 。
2·To read more, if not used, it is a fruitless bud.
读书再多，倘不应用，就是一朵不结果实的花蕾。