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

• Thanks for being a part of my world, without you the world would just be dark and pointless.
  作为一个世界的一部分，我不感谢你，世界也只是黑暗和没有意义的。
• Everything seems pointless and useless to me.
  每件事对我而言好像无意义也无用处。
• Without an audience the performance is pointless.
  没有观众，表演就不成其为表演了。
• 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。
• His pointless questions irritated me.
  他那无意义的质疑令我恼怒。
• 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。
• 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。
• Pointless struggle, can't bring you?, so can I give up.
  无谓的挣扎，挽回不了你的？，所以我可不可以放弃。
• Does that mean it's pointless to make a new year's resolution?
  这意味着下定新年决意就没有意义了吗？我不这么看。
• My job might seem pointless and stupid, but it's not.
  我的工作似乎是无意义的，但是不是。