futile

futile

英[ˈfjuːtaɪl]美[ˈfjuːtl]

adj.无效的，无用的，没有出息的，琐碎的，无关紧要的，一场空；

名词：futility;

例句

Their efforts to revive him were futile.他们对他抢救无效.

They were killed, to the last man, in a futile attack.因为进攻失败,他们全部被杀, 无一幸免.

He died for Germany in the gigantic and futile operation called Citadel.他在被称为“城堡”行动的一次大规模的劳而无功的战役中阵亡.

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。

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。

Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West...像俄罗斯很多人一样，她认为国家的错误就在于徒然地竭力追赶西方。

英语六级真题

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.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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.

例句

英汉词典释义

adj.

无效的, 无用的, 无意义的

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. producing no result or effect;

2. unproductive of success;