futile

🇬🇧 UK/'fju:tail/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC1

Definitions

adj.

Having no useful result; completely ineffective or pointless.

徒劳的,无效的,无用的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
futroot
+
ilecapable of, relating to
=futile

Common Collocations

  • 1.futile attempt徒劳的尝试
  • 2.futile effort白费力气的努力
  • 3.seemingly futile看似无用的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Their futile attempts to revive the project ultimately failed.

  • 2.

    It is futile to argue about something so obviously settled.

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