futile

美 [ˈfjuːtl]英 [ˈfjuːtaɪl]
  • adj.徒劳的;无效的;徒然的

派生词: futility n.

fut- 熔,注 + -ile ...的

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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。

pointless

futile

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 无益的;无用的;徒劳的
    If you say that something is futile, 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。

adj

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

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  1. Countless Miss humid mood in my pickiness tender affection high , perhaps I xijizhao only futile , futile wait for .

    无数次思念潮湿的心情在我的眼角缱绻不下,也许我只是徒然的希冀着,徒然的等待着。

  2. 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。

  3. It would be futile to protest .

    抗议也无用。

  4. My appeal proved futile .

    我的呼吁白费了。

  5. Their efforts to revive him were futile .

    他们努力使他苏醒,但失败了。

  6. 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。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. It would be futile to argue with him .

    跟他争辩是徒劳的。

  11. While the efforts are certainly not futile , the results of such bans will likely only start to be seen by generations down the line , bettering the world for the future .

    这些禁令旨在使未来的世界变得更加美好,我们所做的努力肯定不是徒劳的,但这些禁令的效果可能只有子孙后代才能看得到。

  12. I would become disgusted with my futile daydreams .

    我就讨厌自己那种虚无的梦想

  13. So did we an obligation to override their demands and withhold futile resuscitative efforts ?

    那么我们有义务去忽略家人的要求而放弃无用的抢救么

  14. Nothing is more futile love , the vengeful feeling that someone else has " come between " oneself and a beloved .

    因失恋而痛苦,因别人“插足”于自己与心上人之间而图报复,是最没有出息、最自作自受的乐。

  15. That would be a lot better than a futile war .

    这种妥协将比一场徒劳的战争好得多。

  16. Trying to please other people is largely a futile activity .

    试图取悦别人是徒劳无益的做法总有些人会对你发飙。

  17. Please don 't waste time by asking such futile questions .

    请勿浪费时间问这种无用的问题。

  18. That futile young man does nothing but waste money .

    那个没出息的青年人只会浪费钱。

  19. I would advise the three of you that resistance is futile .

    我建议你们就不要再顽固抵抗了没用的

  20. But this futile search couldn 't drag on much longer .

    可是,这种无益的搜索再也不能拖得过久。

  21. To require them to use English is futile .

    硬要他们使用英语纯属徒劳。

  22. However , my feeling is that is going to be quite futile .

    而我的感觉是这将会变得毫无意义。

  23. Don 't waste time by asking futile questions .

    别浪费时间问一些没有用的问题。

  24. The word image was futile unless it conveyed essential meaning about life .

    语言意象除非表达生活的本质意义,否则就没有价值。

  25. 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?

  26. Without eye contact verbal communication is rendered completely futile .

    如果没有眼神的交流,言语交际甚至是完全无用的。

  27. That 's exactly why legislating concentration seems like a futile approach .

    这正是注意力立法形同虚设的确切原因。

  28. Spent all their creative resources on futile projects .

    将他们所有的创造力浪费在无益的项目上。

  29. As a whole our efforts did not prove to be futile .

    总体说来,我们的努力没有白费。

  30. What a waste of time , what a futile expense of emotion !

    白费了多少时间,消耗了多少精神!

后缀
e-...的

fragile adj. 易碎的

frag 打碎 + -ile ...的

mobile adj. 可移动的

mob 动,移动 + -ile ...的

hostile adj. 怀有敌意的

host 敌人,敌对 + -ile ...的

versatile adj. 多才多艺的

vers- 转 + -at- + -ile ...的