to little avail

Here, Mr. Cheung adds fermented tofu, with its whiff of deep sea, to stir-fried water spinach, long beans and bok choy and to cabbage, to little avail.

陈在炒空心菜、豇豆、白菜和卷心菜时会加入带有一丝深海气息的豆腐乳，不过收效甚微。

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He did everything he could to restore his tattered reputation but to little avail.

他用尽一切办法，想恢复他败坏的名声，可是一点没用。

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I apologized repeatedly, but to little avail.

我一再道歉，但丝毫没有奏效。

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We've economised as much as possible, but to little great avail, since we still owe a lot of money.

我们尽可能节俭, 但没什么用, 因为我们仍然欠了一大笔债.

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Your ability to argue is of little avail if the facts are wrong.

如果论据是错的，你的辩论也没有什么用了。

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