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

• 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？
• In such cases, my experience is that it's pointless arguing against this approach.
  在这种情况下，我认为对于这种方法的讨论都是毫无意义的。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• His pointless questions irritated me.
  他那无意义的质疑令我恼怒。
• They made it perfectly clear that it was pointless to go on
  他们非常明确地表示继续下去毫无意义。
• The programme was bitty and pointless.
  这个计划东拼西凑，毫无意义。
• It's pointless arguing with him.
  和他争辩是白费口舌。