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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 in vain
 徒然地,無效地,無結果地

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 in vain
      adv : to no avail; "he looked for her in vain"; "the city fathers
            tried vainly to find a solution" [syn: vainly]