futile

/fyoot-l, fyoo-tahyl/US // ˈfyut l, ˈfyu taɪl //UK // (ˈfjuːtaɪl) //

徒劳的,徒劳无益,徒劳无功,徒劳

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- : trifling; frivolous; unimportant.

adj.hopeless, pointless

Synonyms

First, they must be trained, and training large numbers of animals that don’t live very long is expensive, time-consuming, and somewhat futile.
The Washington Post and 17 other newspapers obtained their own set of the papers from Ellsberg and continued to publish as federal prosecutors dashed from city to city in a futile effort to obtain injunctions that would stop the presses.
Local leaders protest, but those protests are futile, and rigid new security protocols are enforced.
Even after Wednesday’s riots, more than 100 lawmakers supported a futile attempt to overturn the election.
“We’ve been trying to get ahead of it, and plan and plan and get the details out, and we’ve figured out that that’s a pretty futile effort,” he said.
LONDON—You want to know how awful, futile, and dehumanizing war is?
And that's why nearly all speculation, learned or otherwise, about the future directions of jazz is always futile.
There is probably nothing more futile for a celebrity to attempt than changing their name.
As a result, his rep rehab remains a lonely and futile mission.
Perhaps even the indefatigable John Kerry might be discouraged from more futile and dispiriting peace talks.
Her directness had made all possible 'buts' seem ridiculous and futile, and had made the expression of curiosity seem offensive.

/fyoot-l, fyoo-tahyl/US // ˈfyut l, ˈfyu taɪl //UK // (ˈfjuːtaɪl) //

徒劳的,徒劳无益,徒劳无功,徒劳

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- : trifling; frivolous; unimportant.

adj.hopeless, pointless

Synonyms

First, they must be trained, and training large numbers of animals that don’t live very long is expensive, time-consuming, and somewhat futile.
The Washington Post and 17 other newspapers obtained their own set of the papers from Ellsberg and continued to publish as federal prosecutors dashed from city to city in a futile effort to obtain injunctions that would stop the presses.
Local leaders protest, but those protests are futile, and rigid new security protocols are enforced.
Even after Wednesday’s riots, more than 100 lawmakers supported a futile attempt to overturn the election.
“We’ve been trying to get ahead of it, and plan and plan and get the details out, and we’ve figured out that that’s a pretty futile effort,” he said.
LONDON—You want to know how awful, futile, and dehumanizing war is?
And that's why nearly all speculation, learned or otherwise, about the future directions of jazz is always futile.
There is probably nothing more futile for a celebrity to attempt than changing their name.
As a result, his rep rehab remains a lonely and futile mission.
Perhaps even the indefatigable John Kerry might be discouraged from more futile and dispiriting peace talks.
Her directness had made all possible 'buts' seem ridiculous and futile, and had made the expression of curiosity seem offensive.