Attempts to persuade him to come down were unavailing .
说服他前来的企图都归无效。
In this cold world full of hatred and selfishness our little blaze may seem to be unavailing , but we must keep our fire burning .
在这充满仇恨与自私的冷酷世界里,我们的小小火焰似乎于事无补,但我们必须让火焰继续燃烧。
A futile effort ; the therapy was ineffectual ; an otiose undertaking ; an unavailing attempt .
无用的努力;这个治疗方法没有效果;无用的承诺;无用的尝试。
We are kindling a fire . In this cold world full of hatred and selfishness our little blaze may seem to be unavailing , but we must keep our fire burning .
As a matter of fact , as the history of philosophy developed , ontological queries found themselves increasingly unavailing at striking the essence of the question , to the extent that questioning like " what is reality " has been set aside .