to no purposeformalRESULT without any useful results 毫无效果 She called after them, but to no purpose. 她在他们身后叫他们,可是一点用也没有。
to no purpose• The negotiations lasted for days, apparently to no purpose.• Alba was empty enough of men to govern and serve, without throwing them away to no purpose.• The chariot moves back and forth, he wrote, but to no purpose.• She called after them to no purpose.
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