She felt insulted, and obviously ____________(任何劝他留下来的企图都是徒劳无用的).

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问题 She felt insulted, and obviously ____________(任何劝他留下来的企图都是徒劳无用的).

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答案any attempts to persuade her to stay were of no avail

解析 be of no avail表示“徒劳的,无用的”。前面的并列分句中的动词felt是过去时,所以此处的谓语动词be也要用过去时,又因主语attempts是复数,所以用were。表达“徒劳无用”用useless也可,但be of no avail更能译出“徒劳”之义,是六级常考短语。
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