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

• We don't know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to speculate.
  我们不了解所有的情况，妄加推测是没有意义的。
• Since we can neither create nor destroy time, it's pointless to fight it.
  1由于我们既不能创造也不能毁灭时间，所以与它做斗争是没有意义的。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's pointless arguing with him.
  和他争辩是白费口舌。
• 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？
• You know this is pointless.
  你知道那没什么意义。
• 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。
• Without an audience the performance is pointless.
  没有观众，表演就不成其为表演了。