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。
• It's pointless arguing with him.
  和他争辩是白费口舌。
• 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。
• Well, then, it's pointless to continue, we'll stop!
  那继续下去就毫无意义了，我们停止吧。
• 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。
• Violence is always pointless
  暴力总是毫无意义的。
• Before you say all wars are pointless, which I totally agree, I want your opinion about them.
  在你回答所有的战争都是无意义的之前，我完全同意这个说法，但是我想听听你们对它们的看法。
• 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 to tie me up. she's a fugitive.
  把我绑起来是没有意义的，她是个逃犯。