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futile

英 [ˈfjuːtaɪl]

美 [ˈfjuːtl]

adj.  徒然的; 徒劳的; 无效的

考研TOEFLGREIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9535 / COCA.9374

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 徒然的;徒劳的;无效的
      having no purpose because there is no chance of success
      1. a futile attempt/exercise/gesture
        徒然的尝试 / 练习 / 手势
      2. Their efforts to revive him were futile.
        他们努力使他苏醒,但失败了。
      3. It would be futile to protest.
        抗议也无用。
      4. My appeal proved futile.
        我的呼吁白费了。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 无益的;无用的;徒劳的
      If you say that something isfutile, you mean there is no point in doing it, usually because it has no chance of succeeding.
      1. He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow...
        他扬起胳膊徒劳地想要挡住这一拳。
      2. It would be futile to sustain his life when there is no chance of any improvement.
        如果没有任何好转的机会,继续维持他的生命也是无益的。

    英英释义

    adj

    • unproductive of success
      1. a fruitless search
      2. futile years after her artistic peak
      3. a sleeveless errand
      4. a vain attempt
      Synonym:bootlessfruitlesssleevelessvain
    • producing no result or effect
      1. a futile effort
      2. the therapy was ineffectual
      3. an otiose undertaking
      4. an unavailing attempt
      Synonym:ineffectualotioseunavailing

    双语例句

    • There is no point in continuing this futile fight!
      持续这场无效的战斗没有意义!
    • The joke was about how human beings can unwittingly immerse themselves in utterly futile activities.
      这个喜剧有关人类如何能不知不觉地沉浸在绝对徒劳无功的活动中。
    • He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow
      他扬起胳膊徒劳地想要挡住这一拳。
    • Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West
      像俄罗斯很多人一样,她认为国家的错误就在于徒然地竭力追赶西方。
    • It would be futile to sustain his life when there is no chance of any improvement.
      如果没有任何好转的机会,继续维持他的生命也是无益的。
    • All efforts of research are futile because it is doomed to failure.
      即便是你再讨论再研究也没有用,因为这样做是不会有任何的结果的。
    • He is a futile sort of person.
      他是一个没有用的人。
    • It is always futile to try to hold back the progress of history.
      要想阻止历史潮流是徒劳的。
    • Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.
      他们大动干戈想要控制阿富汗地区,但只持续了10年就无果而终了。
    • You will be assimilate! Resistance is futile!
      你将被我同化,抵抗是无效的!