useless

英 [ˈjuːsləs]

美 [ˈjuːsləs]

adj.  无用的; 无效的; 无价值的; 差劲的; 不行的; 不擅长的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4667 / COCA.5657

牛津词典

adj.

• 无用的；无效的；无价值的
  not useful; not doing or achieving what is needed or wanted
  1. This pen is useless.
     这支笔没用了。
  2. He knew it was useless to protest.
     他知道抗议是徒劳的。
  3. It's useless worrying about it.
     为这事担心无济于事。
  4. She tried to work, but it was useless (= she wasn't able to) .
     她很想做事，但力不从心。
• 差劲的；不行的；不擅长的
  not very good at sth; not able to do things well
  1. I'm useless at French.
     我的法语不太行。
  2. Don't ask her to help. She's useless.
     别求她帮忙。她没那个能耐。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无用的；无价值的
  If something isuseless, you cannot use it.
  1. He realised that their money was useless in this country...
     他意识到他们国家的货币在这个国家一文不值。
  2. Computers would be useless without software writers.
     没有编软件的人，计算机就会毫无价值。
• ADJ-GRADED 无益的；无效的；不能收到效果的
  If something isuseless, it does not achieve anything helpful or good.
  1. She knew it was useless to protest.
     她知道抗议是没有意义的。
  2. ...a useless punishment which fails to stop drug trafficking.
     无法制止贩毒活动的无效惩罚
• ADJ-GRADED 差劲的；不行的
  If you say that someone or something isuseless, you mean that they are no good at all.
  1. Their education system is useless...
     他们的教育体制真差劲。
  2. He was useless at any game with a ball.
     任何球类运动他都玩不好。
• ADJ-GRADED 无能的；无用的
  If someone feelsuseless, they feel bad because they are unable to help someone or achieve anything.
  1. She sits at home all day, watching TV and feeling useless.
     她整天坐在家里，看着电视，觉得自己一无是处。

英英释义

adj

• having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
  1. a kitchen full of useless gadgets
  2. she is useless in an emergency

双语例句

• Among these useless papers I found a few paper-covered books, the pages of which were curled and damp.
  在乱纸堆中，我发现一些平装版的书籍；它们的书页又皱又湿。
• Their education system is useless
  他们的教育体制真差劲。
• It's a great pity such precious documents should be cast aside as useless.
  这样珍贵的资料竟被废置，真是太可惜了。
• It's useless trying to get a word from me.
  想套我的话，没门儿！
• In view of the facts, it seems useless to continue.
  鉴于这些事实，继续下去似乎是无益的。
• He realised that their money was useless in this country
  他意识到他们国家的货币在这个国家一文不值。
• I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up
  我仍然感到自己能力不够，毫无用处，整个儿一团糟。
• She knew it was useless to protest.
  她知道抗议是没有意义的。
• Nearly everybody in the group agreed that in this job market the usual avenues, like searching the want ads, are useless.
  小组中几乎所有人都认为，在这个就业市场，搜寻招聘广告这类老路是走不通的。
• It's useless to fire away with such trivial details.
  喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎细节是无用的。