senseless

🇬🇧 UK/'senslis/🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

adj.

Unconscious or without feeling; lacking meaning, purpose, or good judgment.

失去知觉的;无意义的,愚蠢的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
senseroot
+
lesswithout, lacking
=senseless

Common Collocations

  • 1.knocked senseless被打得不省人事
  • 2.senseless violence毫无意义的暴力
  • 3.senseless act愚蠢之举
  • 4.beat senseless痛打至昏迷

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The boxer was knocked senseless by a powerful blow to the head.

  • 2.

    It seems senseless to spend so much money on something you'll never use.

  • 3.

    The community was devastated by the senseless violence that claimed three lives.

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