| 单词 | take in vain |
| 例句 | To this day I can’t decide whether my journey here was taken in vain. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “She told me that during my time in prison that she wanted me to do something productive with my life so that her dad’s life wouldn’t have been taken in vain,” he said. Running with criminals: the prison that helps inmates rehabilitate a mile at a time 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Was that the Lord’s name you just took in vain? Miss your Aunt Hattie’s reprimands? Borrow this voice. 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z At first you just roll your eyes at the crater-sized disconnect between knee-jerk corporate food marketing and the ethos of the band whose name is being taken in vain in block caps. Radiohead – review 2012-10-13T23:06:12Z Now all that has been swept aside, and the steps taken toward acceptance and accommodation feel as if they were taken in vain. A holiday season overshadowed by a new COVID-19 threat 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z These flippancies are put in their place, though, by the sloth, a languid and phlegmatic wee beast whose name is taken in vain to indicate indolence; 20 October is its day to shine. Time to recognise that western greed is one of the causes of global hunger | Kevin McKenna 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z Many Catholic groups said they were alarmed that God’s name was taken in vain. With Rousseff on the ropes, Brazil's far right sees an opening 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z He's a household name, even though in some households — particularly those with a greenish hue — the Tate name is being taken in vain. Seahawks' Golden Tate upbeat despite "some nasty stuff" vented his way 2012-09-27T01:52:04Z Very forcible and very true is the emphatic declaration here made of the deep, perhaps unpardonable sinfulness of taking in vain the holy name of God. Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z He was listening intently to a metallic sound, which told him that Preston's precautions had not been taken in vain. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Only the best names are ever taken in vain on human lips, and they are so taken because they are the best, and best is worst to those who cannot understand it. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z “Ho, the traitor smith,” howled the devil, grinding his teeth, “he has taken in vain the name of my Master St. Joseph, he has lied without shame.” Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z I can only leave out their names, and the names of the places where we met, and trust that my precautions are not themselves taken in vain. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z I'm of a nature that never is to be lightly took in vain, nor yet to be just lightly took either. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z When is the name of God taken in vain? Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z He was annoyed at his sister’s betraying such weakness, provoked at his own arrangements being altered, and disappointed at having taken in vain a good deal of trouble to please. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z It is a very reasonable practice in the case of persons possessing large fruit-gardens, as much might otherwise be spoiled; but in our town households it is trouble taken in vain. Household Organization The name of God is not taken in vain when men who are conscious of His nearness, and act with habitual reference to His will, mention Him more frequently and familiarly than formalists approve. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus She wanted to call it a joke; but Mrs. Sperrit is a woman whose feelings isn't lightly took in vain. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z “My dear Gladstone,” he wrote good-humouredly on another occasion, “You may not have seen how your name is taken in vain by people with whom I conceive you do not sympathise,—Yours sincerely, Palmerston.” The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Was it possible that all her mother's and aunt's stitches had been taken in vain? The Girl from Arizona The God whose name she had seldom heard but when it was taken in vain, was now revealed to her as a God of infinite power, justice, and holiness. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales He said to himself, ‘God forbid that the veil should be taken in vain from my secret; that would indeed disgrace me.’ The Brown Fairy Book Hence sometimes we resent a little the taking in vain of the name of some old friend. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) If we had travelled a thousand miles to see it, we should have said that our journey had not been taken in vain. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot She hated to think of the vinegar she had taken in vain; she hated to remember Betty and the tidy and pin-cushion she had given her. Girls of the Forest It was necessary to take a thousand precautions, and they were often taken in vain, to guard against their larceny. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century The command enjoining that truth be spoken, and that forbidding that God's name be taken in vain, both inculcate, therefore, the fulfilment of the vow. The Ordinance of Covenanting It is said that texts from Scripture are constantly taken in vain by Judas and Herod, by Caiaphas and Annas. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens I took in vain laudanum, cayenne pepper, brandy, camphor, and kino—nothing would remain. Memoirs Too, too often I had heard his awful presence wantonly invoked, his sacred name taken in vain. Rattlin the Reefer You will find the name of Socialism repeatedly taken in vain, and perhaps successfully. Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement The old man seemed to him a pathetic figure, weary with many days of travelling only to find that his journey had been taken in vain, so far as its chief object was concerned. Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls The cantos are short, and about the same length of those of the poet, whose name I have borrowed and most likely taken in vain. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 At home in a hospital kindly nursed and tended, hearing for the first time in life the name of God—not taken in vain: seeing the good deeds of true woman... The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy And therefore he can make grim, effective fun of the sinister bandit with his foot planted on the shackled prisoner that lies between two murdered victims fatuously taking in vain the name of freedom. Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers It is a lifting up of the hand to the most high God, and a swearing by His name, and God's name must not be taken in vain: such will God not hold guiltless. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation Again, Mrs. Malory had heard the name of Mrs. Brown-Smith taken in vain, and that in a matter nearly affecting her Matilda’s happiness. The Disentanglers Hope you don't mind havin' your name took in vain like I done, but it's a habit of mine to get names down to a workin' basis when I've got to use 'em frequent. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country At length King Canute died, and then, unfortunately, it proved that all his seemingly wise precautions against the recurrence of civil wars were taken in vain. King Alfred of England Makers of History The entire journey was extremely discouraging, and many steps had to be taken in vain, hungry and weary. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. "Man," said he solemnly, "do you know that you are on the brink of the grave? and must soon appear at the bar of Him whose holy name you are taking in vain?" Elsie's Womanhood They have no right "to take in vain the sacred name of grief." Stray Thoughts for Girls A sacred formula must not be taken in vain, or divulged to persons who might misuse it. Christian Mysticism He genuinely admired the Florentine revival, and to admire is to be jealous of those who take in vain. George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians Among remote heathen islanders like these, he felt sure, the very word itself was far too sacred to be taken in vain. The Great Taboo All day was spent listening to swearing, hearing the name of the Lord taken in vain: a name we don't dare to pronounce ourselves. The Brook Kerith A Syrian story The Law and its name should not be lightly taken in vain. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 27, 1890 There was a growing conviction in my mind that my journey this time would not be taken in vain. The Woman in White In the same book in which God's name is fenced from being taken in vain, God himself overwhelms Job with a torrent of terrible levities. Heretics But Charlotte." continued Coggan — "not a word of the sort would Charlotte allow, nor the smallest item of taking in vain…. Far from the Madding Crowd God's name is taken in vain thoughtlessly by using it as an exclamation in our conversation, by reading or hearing God's Word without devotion, jesting about sacred things, quoting Scripture in fun, and the like. An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism Never heard the name of God or Jesus Christ except when they were taken in vain, and never troubled my head to find out who was God or who was Jesus Christ. Fifteen Years with the Outcast I accordingly returned to Blackwater Park, and informed Sir Percival, who met me at the door, that my journey had been taken in vain. The Woman in White Mental cultivation—enlarged knowledge—elements of science—habit of thinking—exercise of judgment—free and enlightened opinion—higher grade in society—were terms which they were to be reverently cautious of taking in vain. An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance How many steps have I taken in vain! Bible Stories and Religious Classics How is God's name taken in vain thoughtlessly? An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism While not in the habit of swearing, I can't but be slightly profane To hear these New Yorkers declaring Their names have been taken in vain. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 28, October 8, 1870 For had it not been for their shipwreck and the consequent alteration in their course, their voyage to England would have been taken in vain. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths How many steps have I took in vain! Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 She was taken in vain to see the dentist. The Extra Day How is God's name taken in vain intentionally? An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism Of course Lord Nidderdale would hear of it, and if so all the trouble that he had taken in that direction would have been taken in vain. The Way We Live Now Do not break her heart by taking in vain the name of the God she reveres.' Agatha Webb His shame was only relieved when he had made a present as compensation to the man whose name he had taken in vain. The Golden Bough "You are greatly daring," said I. "To take in vain the name of her white innocence?" she answered, smiling superciliously. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza He said to himself, 'God forbid that the veil should be taken in vain from my secret; that would indeed disgrace me.' The Brown Fairy Book "Not much, but I'd like to, He looks so kind," answered Nat, whose chief knowledge of the Good Man consisted in hearing His name taken in vain. Little Men My truth so plain Is taken in vain, And great disdain In remembrance; Yet I full fain Would me complain, Me to abstain From this penance. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems I have learned that the name, until recently, was in existence; I trust it will not seem taken in vain in these pages. Lady Baltimore |
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