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
- You will be assimilate! Resistance is futile!
你将被我同化，抵抗是无效的！ - There is no point in continuing this futile fight!
持续这场无效的战斗没有意义！ - You do be make a futile effort so, who can care?
你这样做是徒劳无功的，有谁会在乎呢？ - Of course, my efforts and worry were futile.
当然，我的努力和忧心都是徒劳。 - 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
他扬起胳膊徒劳地想要挡住这一拳。 - This reaction is understandable, but ultimately futile. More than this, it is damaging.
这种反应是可以理解的，但最终是无益的，甚至是破坏性的。 - Didn't the attempts of the three imperialist states prove to be futile and crazy?
难道还没有证明这三个帝国主义国家的企图是狂妄的和徒然的吗？ - 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。 - 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。