futile

单词futile

基本解释

adj.: 徒然的；徒劳的；无效的
网络: 无用的；无益的；轻浮的

权威解释

• 徒然的；徒劳的；无效的:

  having no purpose because there is no chance of success

英汉解释

• 百无聊赖地

• 前功尽弃

• 虚无的,不能实现的

• (事)不足道的,无关紧要的

• (人)没出息的;轻浮的

• 多余的,毫无价值的

• 无用的,无益的

• 无效的

• 白费,无用的,无济于事,功效不大的

• 徒然的,无益的,徒劳无益的

同义词

adj.uselesspointlessfruitlessunsuccessfulvain

反义词

adj.useful

例句

• In the end the wait was futile as I was not granted permission to see my client at least not on this trip.

  我们的等待白费了，这次的武汉之行没能被允许见到我的委托人。

• To try to solve the world"s problem without solving your individual problem is futile, utterly empty, because you and I make up the world.

  尝试解决世界的问题，看不到你个人的问题，这是无效的、完全没有意义的，因为你和我构成了这个世界。

• It would therefore be futile to attempt to see or photograph the interference pattern resulting from two light bulbs.

  因此要想看到或者摄得由两个灯泡所产生的干涉图样将是徒劳的。

• Hope is not the futile wait for wishes to be fulfilled. Guide the creation of your destiny but be aware that it won"t be as you dreamed.

  希望不是无用的等待所能实现的。指引创造你的命运但要知道它将不再是你梦想。

• English resistance was futile as he took control of England and his reign would begin.

  在英国人无力的抵抗下，威廉大帝夺得英格兰，开始他的统治。

• Trying to determine which one is "better" is entirely subjective, and ultimately futile.

  在两者之间确定一个优胜者，这完全带有主观性，到最后显得没有意义。

• Mr Blair, a Catholic convert, said faith was a force for good and it was "futile" to attempt to drive it out.

  布莱尔先生，一个新的天主教皈依者，声称信仰是一种驱使人向善的力量，而驱逐宗教信仰的努力是无用的。

• Indeed, it"s as futile as trying to counter a daily Big Mac diet and a pack-a-day smoking habit with a daily jog, scientists say.

  科学家表示，实际上，这就好比每天慢跑无法抵消每天吃一个巨无霸汉堡包（BigMac）和抽一包烟的习惯带来的害处一样。

• The curse inflicted upon the citizens was that of futile hope, as each knew in their hearts that these places were far beyond their reach.

  这对于人们来说是空洞却无法实现的希望，因为每个人都知道这些地方远在他们可到达之外。

• Trying to impose hard and fast limits on reserve accumulation would be both futile and undesirable.

  试图强行采取立即限制外汇储备增长的举措既于事无补，也非明智之举。