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

• He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.
  他向他们提了各种毫无意义的问题来拖延时间。
• 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。
• Without an audience the performance is pointless.
  没有观众，表演就不成其为表演了。
• The programme was bitty and pointless.
  这个计划东拼西凑，毫无意义。
• 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。
• 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。
• His pointless questions irritated me.
  他那无意义的质疑令我恼怒。
• 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。
• Even so, I still think you probably did right, in a pointless kind of way.
  即便如此，我仍然认为你也许这么做是对的，尽管这毫无意义。
• It's pointless arguing with him.
  和他争辩是白费口舌。