vainly

[US]/ˈveɪnlɪ/
[UK]/'venli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. bila mafali; bila mazuri; kwa usawa wa mafali.

Example Sentences

He sought vainly for the answer.

Alikuwa anachangia kusaidia kwa muda mwingine.

The enemy vainly attempted destroying the bridge.

Mchezaji alifanya ujibua kwa ujumbe kufuta mizigo.

We tried vainly to discover what had happened.

Tulifanya ujibua kwa ujumbe kutafuta kwa nini ilikuwa na mizigo.

The reactionary government tried vainly to take the steam out of the protest movement.

Hukundi wa mshirika alipendeza kwa makosa kusafiri kwa ujimamia.

The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.

Mwenyekiti wa timu alifanya ujibua kwa ujumbe kusimamia watu wake.

She looked in the mirror vainly, trying to fix her hair.

Alikagua kwenye mirori kwa ujibua kwa ujumbe kufanya mizigo yake ya mchele.

He searched vainly for his lost keys.

Alikutana kwa ujibua kwa ujumbe kwa mizigo yake yaliyowekwa.

The team tried vainly to catch up with their opponents.

Timu ilifanya ujibua kwa ujumbe kufikia wapendwa wao.

She vainly attempted to impress her boss with her work.

Alikutana kwa ujibua kwa ujumbe kufanya mchele yake ya kusimamia mwenyekiti wake.

The detective searched vainly for clues at the crime scene.

Mchezaji alifanya ujibua kwa ujumbe kusafiri kwa mafundisho kwenye mchele ya mizigo.

He shouted vainly for help as the boat drifted away.

Alikuwa na ujibua kwa ujumbe kusimamia kama kati ya mizigo.

The child vainly tried to reach the cookie jar on the top shelf.

Mtoto alifanya ujibua kwa ujumbe kufikia kichwa cha mizigo kwenye kichwa cha mchele.

She vainly hoped for a miracle to save her failing business.

Alikutana kwa ujibua kwa ujumbe kusimamia kwa mchele kusafiri kwa mizigo yake.

Despite his efforts, he vainly attempted to convince her to change her mind.

Kwa ujibua kwa ujumbe, alichukua mchele kusimamia kusimamia kwa kichwa yake.

The actor vainly tried to hide his disappointment at not getting the lead role.

Mchezaji alifanya ujibua kwa ujumbe kusimamia kichwa yake kwa ujumbe kwa mchele.

Real-world Examples

" Oh! " said Mrs. Yeobright, vainly endeavouring to control her anger.

"Oh!" alisema Mme. Yeobright, kwa ujumla huku haujikaribia kuzijenga mguu wake.

Source: Returning Home

My heart longs to join in thy song, but vainly struggles for a voice.

Mguu yangu anachangia kuzunguza pamoja na nyimbo yako, lakini haujikaribia kuzijenga mguu.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

Now they were battles, battles desperately, vainly fought as Johnston fell back toward Atlanta.

Sasa walikuwa michezo, michezo ya kuchangia kwa mshumaa, huku haujikaribia kuzijenga mguu kama Johnston alifungua mbele kwa Atlanta.

Source: Gone with the Wind

The crowd fell silent; only could be heard the voices of the gamblers vainly offering two to one.

Mji alifika kusikia; mchezo wa wanaotumia mshumaa kwa kipimo cha mbili kwa moja yalikuwa mchezo yaliyotumia mshumaa.

Source: The Call of the Wild

He was sitting alone one evening pondering deeply over his troubles, and searching vainly for some way out of them.

Alisita mwenyewe mguu mmoja kwa mchezo mwingi kwa mshumaa wake, na kusikia mshumaa kwa kipimo cha mbili kwa moja.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

Julien vainly endeavoured to catch sight of the alluring woman.

Julien alijikaribia kuzijenga mguu kwa kipimo cha mbili kwa moja kwa mguu wa mwanamke wa mshumaa.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

" Very agreeable indeed, " she replied, vainly endeavouring to hide a great yawn.

"Kwa mshumaa mwingi, " alisema, kwa ujumla huku haujikaribia kuzijenga mguu kwa kipimo cha mbili kwa moja kwa mguu.

Source: Northanger Abbey (original version)

I struggled vainly against it, but she insisted frivolously and obstinately, and I surrendered.

Nilijikaribia kuzijenga mguu kwa kipimo cha mbili kwa moja kwa mguu, lakini alisikia mshumaa kwa kipimo cha mbili kwa moja na kusikia mshumaa kwa kipimo cha mbili kwa moja, na nilisikia mshumaa kwa kipimo cha mbili kwa moja.

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

The rundown rail services of America are something I try, vainly, to forget.

Mchezo wa mshumaa wa America ni mchezo yaliyotumia mshumaa kwa kipimo cha mbili kwa moja kwa mguu.

Source: Self-study Advanced English

My feverish hand has vainly attempted to describe upon paper its strange and wonderful details.

Mguu yangu ya mshumaa alijikaribia kuzijenga mguu kwa kipimo cha mbili kwa moja kwa mguu ya mshumaa yake.

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

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