futile
美音:
[´fju:təl
]英音:
[´fju:təl
]adj.琐细的,无用的,无效果的,(人)没有出息的
难易程度:
futile为六级词汇
词形变化:
名词:futileness 副词:futilely
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fuse=to pour(倾;倒) 变化型 found
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futile
/'fju:taɪl; [US] -tl; `fjutl/
adj producing no result; useless; pointless 无效的; 无用的; 无意义的
*a futile attempt/exercise 无效的尝试[练习]
* Their efforts to revive him were futile. 他们对他抢救无效.
* What a futile (ie unnecessarily silly) remark! 纯属废话!
futile
adj[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;Origin: futilis
'that pours out easily, useless']
actions that are futile are useless because they have no chance of being successful
=
pointlessa futile attempt/effort a futile attempt to save the paintings from the flames My efforts to go back to sleep proved futile.it is futile to do sth It was futile to continue the negotiations.>futility [fjuː'tɪlɪti/
1. Their efforts to revive him were futile. 他们对他抢救无效.
2. The stronger the will, the more futile the task. 这种意志越是强烈,这种尝试越是徒劳。
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