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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

    • Does that mean it's pointless to make a new year's resolution?
      这意味着下定新年决意就没有意义了吗?我不这么看。
    • It would be silly, pointless.
      这是愚蠢无意义的行为。
    • It's pointless arguing with him.
      和他争辩是白费口舌。
    • 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。
    • Everything seems pointless and useless to me.
      每件事对我而言好像无意义也无用处。
    • 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。
    • Without an audience the performance is pointless.
      没有观众,表演就不成其为表演了。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • At least all the pointless activity raises an interesting question: which company made itself look worse?
      所有这些无意义的活动,至少提出了一个有意思的问题:是哪家公司让自己的形象变得更差了?