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

• 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。
• It's pointless to worry about things you cannot change.
  担心你所不能改变的事是没有意义的。
• 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。
• Everything seems pointless and useless to me.
  每件事对我而言好像无意义也无用处。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think that would be fairly pointless, but go ahead.
  我想那是没有什么意义的，但你还是说吧。
• I spent many pointless hours in that city.
  在那个城市，我度过了许多无所事事的时光。
• It's pointless trying to keep your friendship secret& it's common knowledge already.
  你们无须将友情保密&其实已尽人皆知。
• Pointless struggle, can't bring you?, so can I give up.
  无谓的挣扎，挽回不了你的？，所以我可不可以放弃。