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profitless

🇬🇧 UK/'prɒfitlis/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Producing no profit or benefit; yielding no reward.

无利可图的,无益的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
profitgain, benefit, advantage
+
lesswithout, lacking
=profitless

Common Collocations

  • 1.profitless venture无利可图的投资
  • 2.[profitless endeavor]徒劳无益的努力
  • 3.profitless negotiations毫无成效的谈判
  • 4.prove profitless被证明无益

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    After years of profitless negotiations, both sides finally agreed to a compromise.

  • 2.

    The venture proved profitless and was quietly shut down within a year.

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