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

• 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。
• Everything seems pointless and useless to me.
  每件事对我而言好像无意义也无用处。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• Violence is always pointless
  暴力总是毫无意义的。