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pointless

美 [ˈpɔɪntləs]英 [ˈpɔɪntləs]
  • adj.无意义的;无目标的;不值得做的

派生词: pointlessly adv.;pointlessness n.

pointlesspointless

adj.

无意义的;无目标的;不值得做的
having no purpose; not worth doing

We searched until we knew it would be pointless to continue.

我们搜索又搜索,直到觉得继续下去也枉然时才罢手。

pointless

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    ADJ-GRADED 无益的;无意义的;无目的的
    If you say that something is pointless, you are criticizing it because it has no sense or purpose.

    Violence is always pointless...

    暴力总是毫无意义的。

  • Chemicals were pointlessly poisoning the soil.

    化学品在无谓地污染着土壤。

  • You cannot help wondering about the pointlessness of it all.

    你会禁不住觉得这一切毫无意义。

adj

1
not having a point especially a sharp point
my pencils are all pointless
Synonym: unpointed
2
serving no useful purpose;having no excuse for being
otiose lines in a play
advice is wasted words
a pointless remark
a life essentially purposeless
senseless violence
Synonym: otiose purposeless senseless superfluous wasted

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  1. This seemingly pointless operation actually has a significant effect .

    这个看起来无意义的操作实际上有重大的作用。

  2. Nevertheless , we have to brace ourselves to give a precise definition of anthropocentrism for the purpose of reducing the current unnecessary , pointless debate on the problem that what is anthropocentrism on earth .

    然而,为了减少当前学术界对究竟什么是人类中心主义这一问题的不必要的、无意义的争论,我们又不得不硬着头皮给予人类中心主义一个确切的定义。

  3. The ground is completely saturated : it would be pointless to plant anything .

    地已经浸透,种什么东西都是白搭。

  4. In the end it proved a pointless exercise .

    这最终证明是一项毫无意义的活动。

  5. We searched until we knew it would be pointless to continue .

    我们搜索又搜索,直到觉得继续下去也枉然时才罢手。

  6. I had fallen so far behind that it seemed pointless trying to catch up .

    我落后太多,似乎追赶下去也毫无意义。

  7. They made it perfectly clear that it was pointless to go on

    他们非常明确地表示继续下去毫无意义。

  8. Without an audience the performance is pointless .

    没有观众,表演就不成其为表演了。

  9. Violence is always pointless

    暴力总是毫无意义的。

  10. The programme was bitty and pointless .

    这个计划东拼西凑,毫无意义。

  11. It 's pointless trying to keep your friendship secret & it 's common knowledge already .

    你们无须将友情保密&其实已尽人皆知。

  12. Whether it 's because people are just lazy or because they want to garner2 as many pointless thumbs-up ratings as possible , we 're not sure .

    不懂是因为人们太懒还是他们想获得尽可能多的毫无意义的点赞。

  13. Eddie , a war veteran who spends his days repairing amusement park rides , is less than thrilled with his seemingly pointless existence .

    埃迪是一名退伍老兵,每天都在修理游乐园里的各种设施。他觉得自己的存在毫无价值,过得非常苦闷。

  14. Cold finger means to ignore someone 's text or social media site message and comment , especiallly when this person 's message is pointless or uncalled for .

    “冷手指”指无视某人的短信或者社交媒体上发来的私信和评论,尤其当这些信息毫无意义,也没啥道理的时候。

  15. Post-Adolescent Idealistic Phase is the time after the pointless teen years in which a young person develops what are called " standards " and " morals " .

    后青春期理想主义阶段(Post-AdolescentIdealisticPhase)指经过混沌无知的少年时光之后,年轻人开始萌生“标准感”和“道德感”的一个时期。

  16. Lonely teenagers in China who feel life is pointless and who struggle to find friends have taken to befriending the lowly vegetables as the perfect , undemanding companions .

    在中国,寂寞的青少年们开始跟廉价的蔬菜做朋友,把它们当做完美的、不求回报的好伙伴。这些青少年普遍觉得生活没有目标,又苦于找不到朋友。

  17. Degifting can also refer to the act of replacing useless and pointless merchandise with something more meaningful , such as a charitable donation , service project or holiday party .

    另外,degifting也指用更加有意义的行为取代过节时无用又无谓的商品互赠行为,比如捐赠善款、志愿服务或者办个节日聚会等。

  18. Since leaving her , the whole of life seemed pointless .

    自从离开她,整个生活显得毫无意义了。

  19. Does that mean it 's pointless to make a new year 's resolution ?

    这意味着下定新年决意就没有意义了吗?我不这么看。

  20. We must put an end to the pointless conflict .

    我们必须结束这毫无意义的冲突。

  21. Without you , my life will turn grey and pointless .

    如果没有你,这个世界就会变成灰色。

  22. If you are having a pointless day go home .

    如果你今天工作不在状态,不如回家。

  23. I keep checking the time , but it 's pointless .

    我不断地看手表,可这毫无意义。

  24. It 's pointless to worry about things you cannot change .

    担心你所不能改变的事是没有意义的。

  25. It 's pointless spending time on work which might fall quite flat .

    把时间花在可能完全达不到预期效果的工作上实在毫无意义。

  26. Just like those calls you 're making aren 't pointless .

    就像你正在打的那些电话并不是没有意义的。

  27. I think that would be fairly pointless , but go ahead .

    我想那是没有什么意义的,但你还是说吧。

  28. It 's stupid and pointless but good for killing time .

    这个游戏很愚蠢而且毫无意义,但很适合用来消磨时间。

  29. And in the future AI will make jobs kind of pointless .

    在未来,人工智能会让工作变得毫无意义。

  30. It 's pointless to dream without taking any action !

    只有梦想而没有行动那是没有任何意义的!