futile
英 [ˈfjuːtaɪl]
美 [ˈfjuːtl]
adj. 徒然的; 徒劳的; 无效的
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- a futile attempt/exercise/gesture
徒然的尝试 / 练习 / 手势 - Their efforts to revive him were futile.
他们努力使他苏醒,但失败了。 - It would be futile to protest.
抗议也无用。 - My appeal proved futile.
我的呼吁白费了。
- a futile attempt/exercise/gesture
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.- 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。 - 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。
- He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow...
英英释义
adj
- unproductive of success
- a fruitless search
- futile years after her artistic peak
- a sleeveless errand
- a vain attempt
- producing no result or effect
- a futile effort
- the therapy was ineffectual
- an otiose undertaking
- an unavailing attempt
双语例句
- Yet their actions were futile.
但是他们的抗议失败了。 - There is no point in continuing this futile fight!
持续这场无效的战斗没有意义! - There are too many things I want to tell you that, but I think it is futile.
我有太多的事情想跟你说,但我觉得这是徒劳的。 - But fundamentally, resistance may be futile.
但从根本上讲,抵抗或许是徒劳的。 - It would be futile to argue with him.
跟他争辩是徒劳的。 - My efforts were rendered futile.
我的努力全落空了。 - 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。 - Of course, my efforts and worry were futile.
当然,我的努力和忧心都是徒劳。 - Their probe into the cause of the fire proved futile.
他们对起火原因的调查没有任何收获。 - It's futile trying to reason with him.
想和他讲道理是没用的。