unsuccessfully
adverb
uk /ˌʌn.səkˈses.fəl.i/ us /ˌʌn.səkˈses.fəl.i/
C1
in a way that does not succeed or achieve the hoped for result: 不成功
He ran unsuccessfully for a parliamentary seat. 他竞选过议会席位，但失败了。
She tried unsuccessfully to start several small businesses.她试图创办几家小企业，但没有成功。
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unsuccessful
She applied unsuccessfully for more than forty jobs.
He ran unsuccessfully for president in 1848.
She searched unsuccessfully for a training course for her son.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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achiever
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bootless
fruitlessly
fruitlessness
frustrated
futile
futilely
on the rocksidiom
on the ropesidiom
redemption
rope
small-time
up and downidiom
vain
vainly
washed up
you and whose army?idiom
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