His efforts to woo her to his side proved fruitless.是什么意思？

His efforts to woo her to his side proved fruitless.

他试图说服她站到自己一边的努力徒劳无功.

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

efforts

n. 努力( effort的名词复数 )，气力，努力的结果，努力（或艰难尝试）的成果；

例句
They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat...
他们说起自己设法使油轮漂浮的英勇之举时非常谦虚。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

woo

vt. 求爱，求婚，争取…的支持；vi. 求爱，恳求；

例句
They are trying to woo back electoral support.
他们正试图赢回选民的支持。

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

side

n. 面，边，方面，侧面，旁边；adj. 侧面的，旁边的，次要的，枝节的，副的；vi. 支持，同意，偏袒，附和，站在…一边；

例句
On the far side of the street was a restaurant that looked acceptable...
远处街边有一家饭店看起来还可以。

proved

v. 证明( prove的过去式和过去分词 )，检验，试

例句
Oil speculation proved a natural arena for his skills.
在石油业中进行投机活动对他来说游刃有余。

fruitless

adj. 没有成果的，无益的，不结果实的，不成功的，白搭；

例句
I spent a fruitless ten minutes walking up and down the high street, desperately avoiding eye contact with passers-by.
我在大街上一无所获来回走了10分钟，其间还要拼命地躲避路人的目光。