futile

英 [ˈfjuːtaɪl]

美 [ˈfjuːtl]

adj.  徒然的; 徒劳的; 无效的

考研TOEFLGREIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9535 / COCA.9374

牛津词典

adj.

• 徒然的；徒劳的；无效的
  having no purpose because there is no chance of success
  1. a futile attempt/exercise/gesture
     徒然的尝试 / 练习 / 手势
  2. Their efforts to revive him were futile.
     他们努力使他苏醒，但失败了。
  3. It would be futile to protest.
     抗议也无用。
  4. My appeal proved futile.
     我的呼吁白费了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无益的;无用的;徒劳的
  If you say that something isfutile, you mean there is no point in doing it, usually because it has no chance of succeeding.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• unproductive of success
  1. a fruitless search
  2. futile years after her artistic peak
  3. a sleeveless errand
  4. a vain attempt
  Synonym:bootlessfruitlesssleevelessvain
• producing no result or effect
  1. a futile effort
  2. the therapy was ineffectual
  3. an otiose undertaking
  4. an unavailing attempt
  Synonym:ineffectualotioseunavailing

双语例句

• Of course, my efforts and worry were futile.
  当然，我的努力和忧心都是徒劳。
• The joke was about how human beings can unwittingly immerse themselves in utterly futile activities.
  这个喜剧有关人类如何能不知不觉地沉浸在绝对徒劳无功的活动中。
• 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。
• 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。
• He groaned as he saw that his hopes were futile.
  看到自己的希望落空，他呻吟了。
• Little did I know when I embarked on this quest how futile it would be.
  当我着手进行此番探索时并不知道此举将徒劳无功。
• Their efforts to revive him were futile.
  他们对他抢救无效。
• All efforts of research are futile because it is doomed to failure.
  即便是你再讨论再研究也没有用，因为这样做是不会有任何的结果的。
• No wonder those politicians who can rise above the futile arguments over exchange rates worry more about technology transfer.
  难怪那些不再纠结于没有成果的汇率争论的政客们，对技术转让产生了更大的担忧。
• You will be assimilate! Resistance is futile!
  你将被我同化，抵抗是无效的！