adj. 1.无用的,无益的。 2.(人)没出息的;轻浮的。 3.(事)不足道的,无关紧要的。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" 同义词:bootless, fruitless, sleeveless, vain,
producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" 同义词:ineffectual, otiose, unavailing,
例句与用法
1.
All this talk seemed to me so futile . 所有这些谈话在我看来全都白费。
2.
The very idea was ghastly, futile ! 这种想法的本身就是可怕的,徒然的!
3.
She turned on the radio with a futile gesture . 她百无聊赖地打开了收音机。
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It was obviously futile to arm them . 装备他们可说毫无意义。
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I would become disgusted with my futile daydreams . 我就讨厌自己那种虚无的梦想。
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My efforts were rendered futile . 我的努力全落空了。
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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。
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Any added word would have been commonplace and futile . 再说任何话都会是平凡无聊,毫无价值的。
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The forces of unreason destroy one another in futile strife . 而那些非理性的力量则在无益的倾轧中互相毁灭。
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It was a strange, weird, interesting and yet futile battle of wits . 这是希奇、古怪、有趣、但是徒然的斗智。