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pointless

英 [ˈpɔɪntləs]

美 [ˈpɔɪntləs]

adj.  无意义的; 无目标的; 不值得做的

IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.7557 / COCA.11452

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 无意义的;无目标的;不值得做的
      having no purpose; not worth doing
      1. 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。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 无益的;无意义的;无目的的
      If you say that something ispointless, you are criticizing it because it has no sense or purpose.
      1. Violence is always pointless...
        暴力总是毫无意义的。
      2. Without an audience the performance is pointless.
        没有观众,表演就不成其为表演了。
      3. ...pointless arguments.
        无益的争论

    英英释义

    adj

    • not having a point especially a sharp point
      1. my pencils are all pointless
      Synonym:unpointed
    • serving no useful purpose
      1. otiose lines in a play
      2. advice is wasted words
      3. a pointless remark
      4. a life essentially purposeless
      5. senseless violence
      Synonym:otiosepurposelesssenselesssuperfluouswasted

    双语例句

    • Even so, I still think you probably did right, in a pointless kind of way.
      即便如此,我仍然认为你也许这么做是对的,尽管这毫无意义。
    • 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。
    • In such cases, my experience is that it's pointless arguing against this approach.
      在这种情况下,我认为对于这种方法的讨论都是毫无意义的。
    • Few think neuroscientific research is pointless just because we still know so little about the brain.
      很少有人认为神经科学研究没有意义,这正是因为我们对于大脑所知甚少。
    • My job might seem pointless and stupid, but it's not.
      我的工作似乎是无意义的,但是不是。
    • It's pointless to tie me up. she's a fugitive.
      把我绑起来是没有意义的,她是个逃犯。
    • 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。
    • Thanks for being a part of my world, without you the world would just be dark and pointless.
      作为一个世界的一部分,我不感谢你,世界也只是黑暗和没有意义的。
    • I spent many pointless hours in that city.
      在那个城市,我度过了许多无所事事的时光。
    • Before you say all wars are pointless, which I totally agree, I want your opinion about them.
      在你回答所有的战争都是无意义的之前,我完全同意这个说法,但是我想听听你们对它们的看法。