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

• So much of what we do today is frivolous and futile and soon forgotten.
  今天做的很多都是不重要和无效的，并很快会忘记。
• This reaction is understandable, but ultimately futile. More than this, it is damaging.
  这种反应是可以理解的，但最终是无益的，甚至是破坏性的。
• My efforts were rendered futile.
  我的努力全落空了。
• 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。
• There are too many things I want to tell you that, but I think it is futile.
  我有太多的事情想跟你说，但我觉得这是徒劳的。
• Didn't the attempts of the three imperialist states prove to be futile and crazy?
  难道还没有证明这三个帝国主义国家的企图是狂妄的和徒然的吗？
• Their efforts to revive him were futile.
  他们对他抢救无效。
• Their probe into the cause of the fire proved futile.
  他们对起火原因的调查没有任何收获。
• 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。
• 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。