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

• Before you say all wars are pointless, which I totally agree, I want your opinion about them.
  在你回答所有的战争都是无意义的之前，我完全同意这个说法，但是我想听听你们对它们的看法。
• 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。
• 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。
• Everything seems pointless and useless to me.
  每件事对我而言好像无意义也无用处。
• Without an audience the performance is pointless.
  没有观众，表演就不成其为表演了。
• Finally: NEVER use these tools t 'compare' yourself with others because that is self-defeating and pointless.
  最后：绝对不要利用这些工具将自己和他人进行比较，这是自我挫败和毫无意义的。
• It would be silly, pointless.
  这是愚蠢无意义的行为。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？