I apologized repeatedly, but to little avail.

我一再道歉，但丝毫没有奏效。

I apologized repeatedly, but to little avail.

我一再道歉，但不怎么奏效。

I tried to borrow some money but to little avail.

我想借些钱，但徒劳了一番。

He tried to get his work recognized, but to little avail.

他试图使自己的工作得到认可，但却几乎毫无作用。

Banking consolidation has long been talked about in the gulf-to little avail.

银行业的整合可能无济于事的问题已经在海湾地区讨论了很久。

In 1912 German doctors attempted to treat children who had underactive thyroids with normal thyroid cells, but to little avail.

1912年德国医生开始尝试用健康的甲状腺细胞来医治患有甲状腺功能减退的孩子，但是收效甚微。

A series of ads shown before cinema screenings portrays people who speak in the theatre as bumpkins and buffoons-so far to little avail.

电影放映前播放的一系列广告将在电影院交谈的人描绘成土包子及小丑——到目前为止成效不大。

So far, the EU and America have refused to recognise the legitimacy of the elections and are demanding the release of prisoners-to little avail.

目前为止，欧盟和美国拒绝承认此次选举的合法性，并要求释放关押者，但是收效甚微。

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

如果论据是错的，你的辩才也就没有什么用了。

We've economized 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。