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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- futile ['fjuːtaɪl]
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1.
adjective
[+attempt, gesture, search]
无效的
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1.
adjective
[+attempt, gesture, search]
无效的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- futile ['fjuːtaɪl]
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1.
adj
having no effective result; unsuccessful
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2.
adj
pointless; unimportant; trifling
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3.
adj
inane or foolish
- don't be so futile!
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4.
adj
[Etymology]
C16: from Latin futtilis pouring out easily, worthless, from fundere to pour out
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1.
adj
having no effective result; unsuccessful
Examples
- don't be so futile! → futile
- 事实是抵赖不了的。
- Denying the facts is futile. or Facts cannot be denied. → 抵赖
- 海底捞月一场空
- as futile as fishing for the moon in the sea → 海底捞月
- 去跟他争辩是徒劳的。
- It would be futile to argue with him. → 徒劳
- 因为方法不对，你的努力都是白费蜡。
- Your efforts turned out futile due to incorrect methods. → 白费蜡
- 由于思路不对, 所以你们做的都是无用功。
- Since you are not on the right track, everything you have done is futile. → 无用功
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