| 词汇 | 无功而返 |
| 释义 | 无功而返 From economics to climate change to currency to Iran and finally culminating with North Korea last week, America has sought to push, prod and cajole China, to little or no avail. Breaking the cycle is the problem here and the solutions offered are varied with nothing totally foolproof. But the inefficiencies that Rakuten exploited in the Japanese market do not exist to the same extent elsewhere. The Disney- owned American sports giant ESPN was also involved in the auction, albeit unsuccessfully. For many years researchers have been trying to develop a synthetic material with the same light- scattering properties as an opal, by etching patterns into various materials. That approach has failed. On the evidence of two previous offensives in Swat, this may achieve nothing good. Over the next weeks, groups of men tried to drag him to Sweden but were driven back, and they had to shelter him again in holes in the ice. In the time since Kidd's execution treasure hunters have continued to search the islands for Kidd's lost treasure, but to no avail. The European Central Bank ECB tried to rebel but failed: on Thursday January15th it cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, to2%, having hinted at a pause only a month ago. Last year,43-year-old Schwimmer admitted he has gone back to auditioning for Hollywood parts, but has been turned down for a series of top roles. He said the family has traveled six times from their home in Tabriz to Tehran to speak with Iranian officials, but in vain. Now, it is widely cited as evidence that attempts to persuade firms to behave better are inevitably doomed to failure. The press was told to ignore him, and his later efforts to oust the Austrians from Venice and papal rule from Rome came to nothing. Visiting dignitaries have sought in vain to persuade Mr Assad to give ground, if not to resign immediately. The teal, a type of duck, is the likeliest to defy the hunter, with the mallard not far behind. IN THE past nine months no fewer than three congressional task forces have tried, and failed, to bridge the differences between Republicans and Democrats on taming the budget deficit. Alas, shoppers look in vain for “ no till” labels on their food— at least so far. Busloads of passengers who had waited all day to cross into Egypt trundled back, defeated, their bags in tow. With the many potential drawbacks of trying to copy the Turkish armed forces, the Egyptian officers should not even bother trying. Against this human rock the waves of Swedish horsemen thundered in vain. |
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