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

• Few think neuroscientific research is pointless just because we still know so little about the brain.
  很少有人认为神经科学研究没有意义，这正是因为我们对于大脑所知甚少。
• He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.
  他向他们提了各种毫无意义的问题来拖延时间。
• Did I or did I not tell you it was pointless?
  难道我没有告诉过你那是无意义的吗？
• Violence is always pointless
  暴力总是毫无意义的。
• It's pointless to tie me up. she's a fugitive.
  把我绑起来是没有意义的，她是个逃犯。
• She remained silent, it was pointless arguing with her father.
  和父亲的争辩是毫无意义的，所以她始终保持沉默。
• Well, then, it's pointless to continue, we'll stop!
  那继续下去就毫无意义了，我们停止吧。
• Everything seems pointless and useless to me.
  每件事对我而言好像无意义也无用处。
• 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's pointless arguing with him.
  和他争辩是白费口舌。