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

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

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，集中精力寻找魂器，可他的思路就像被困在玻璃杯里的黄蜂一样--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， 仿佛她生活的那一面已经失去了重要性；邦德问了她 10 分钟，但除了一些小细节之外，毫无结果地问了她关于 ABC 节目的问题。

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