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

• Yet their actions were futile.
  但是他们的抗议失败了。
• 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。
• It is futile because the truth will out and dangerous because secrecy delays the necessary remedial action.
  说它徒劳，是因为真相终将大白于天下；而说它危险，是因为保密耽误了必要的补救行动的时间。
• It would be futile to argue with him.
  跟他争辩是徒劳的。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• There is no point in continuing this futile fight!
  持续这场无效的战斗没有意义！
• 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。
• Religion is a primary human need, and denying this fact is futile and counter-productive.
  宗教是人类的首要需要，否认这个事实是徒劳的，而且只能适得其反。