futile 详细解释
futile
['fju:tail]
adj. 无效的, 无用的
a.
1. 无益的, 无效的, 无用的; 无希望的
His efforts to save the business were futile.
他挽救企业的努力未能奏效。
2. 不重要的, 微不足道的
3. 忙于小事的; 缺少目的的
He lived a futile life.
他一生过得庸庸碌碌。
4. (人)愚蠢的, 没有出息的
That futile young man does nothing but waste money.
那个没出息的青年人只会浪费钱。
词形变化
副词: futilely | 名词: futileness |
词义辨析
同义:
a.无益的; 无效的
同义参见:
反义:
a.无益的; 无用的
英英释义
形容词 futile:
producing no result or effect
同义词:ineffectual, otiose, unavailing
unproductive of success
同义词:bootless, fruitless, sleeveless, vain
补充
futilefutile英:[ˈfju:tail] 美:[ˈfjutl, ˈfjuˌtaɪl]adj.1.无效的, 无用的, 无意义的Their efforts to revive him were futile.他们对他抢救无效。例句
1. He spent three days in a futile search for Louise.他找了路易斯三天, 结果一无所获。 2. Resistance is futile.抵抗是徒劳的。 3. a futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage.阻止歌迷们登上舞台的无效尝试。 4. it is futile to allocate blame for this.为这事分担责任是毫无意义的。 5. They made a last futile attempt to make him change his mind.他们最后一次试图让他回心转意,但徒劳无功。 6. All our efforts proved futile.我们所有的努力都证明是徒劳无果的。 7. a futile and foolish gesture愚蠢无意义的手势 8. They made a futile [=vain] attempt to control the flooding.他们试图控制洪水,但是没能成功。 9. His speech focused on the futility of violence.他演讲的重点是暴力毫无意义。 10. They demonstrated the futility of the plan.他们证明了这个计划毫无意义。 11. an exercise in futility徒劳的练习热门单词推荐
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