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TOEFL BNC: 9535 COCA: 9374

futile

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fu·tile /ˈfjuːtaɪl $ -tl/ ●○○ adjectiveadj  
POINTLESSactions that are futile are useless because they have no chance of being successful 无用的；徒劳的 SYN pointless OPP worthwhile
a futile attempt/effort
 a futile attempt to save the paintings from the flames
试图将那些画从大火中抢救出来的徒劳之举
 My efforts to go back to sleep proved futile.
我努力想再次入睡，但怎么也睡不着。
it is futile to do something
 It was futile to continue the negotiations.
继续谈判下去也是枉然。
—futility /fjuːˈtɪləti/ noun [uncountableU]
 This sums up Owen’s thoughts on the futility of war.
这就是欧文的战争无益思想。
Examples from the Corpus
futile• All efforts to save the child proved futile.• Until attitudes at work are changed, attempts to improve performance are likely to prove futile.• But a sense of apathy arises from the feeling that life is pointless and futile.• It was all so sad, so depressing, so futile.• The attempt to change his mind proved futile.• Demonstrators condemned the summit as a futile and fruitless exercise.• Kevin made one last futile attempt to persuade Sandra to go with him, then left.• The goal is not to punish the rebels, but to convince them that it is futile to resist.• The point to recognize is, of course, that it is futile to waste time classifying studies into neat little boxes.
a futile attempt/effort• These are the remains of unfortunate wretches driven to kill themselves in a futile attempt to escape the torments of the Castle.• They showed no qualms in spending £3 billion in a futile attempt to prop up the Pound.• Sundays he slept even later than usual, in a futile effort to avoid the day.• Minutes later a team of paramedics began a futile effort to revive the boy.
Origin futile
(1500-1600) Latin futilis “that pours out easily, useless”
fu·tile adjectiveadj
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TOEFL BNC: 9535 COCA: 9374
futile

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, prove, seem無用；證明無用；似乎無用▸➤consider sth, describe sth as認為⋯沒用；把⋯說成是徒然無功◇The president described these activities as futile.總統把這些活動形容為白費功夫。ADVERB➤completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly十分徒勞；完全無效◇an utterly futile struggle for justice一場完全無望的爭取正義的鬥爭➤largely, rather大半無用；相當無用➤increasingly越來越無用▸➤apparently, seemingly (especially NAmE) 看似無用▸➤ultimately終歸無用◇Their attempts were impressive but ultimately futile.他們的努力讓人印象深刻，但終歸徒勞無益。
TOEFL BNC: 9535 COCA: 9374
futile adj.
⇨ useless
TOEFL BNC: 9535 COCA: 9374
futile
Not effective or useful and not working correctly: useless, ineffective, inefficient...

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