in vain 徒然
in vain[ adv ]
to no avail
<adv.all>
he looked for her in vainthe city fathers tried vainly to find a solution
Vain \Vain\, n.
Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.
{For vain}. See {In vain}. [Obs.] --Shak.
{In vain}, to no purpose; without effect; ineffectually. ``
In vain doth valor bleed.'' --Milton. `` In vain they do
worship me.'' --Matt. xv. 9.
{To take the name of God in vain}, to use the name of God
with levity or profaneness.