pointless 考试频率
四级
考频:近六年出现1次
adj.无意义的
六级
考频:近六年出现1次
adj.无意义的; 空洞的
考研
考频:近十一年出现1次
adj.无意义的; 空洞的
pointless 双语例句
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1·Violence is always pointless.
暴力总是毫无意义的。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·In the end it proved a pointless exercise.
这最终证明是一项毫无意义的活动。《牛津词典》
3·Without an audience the performance is pointless.
没有观众,演出是没有意义的。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·It would be pointless to engage in hypothesis before we have the facts.
在我们还没掌握事实的情况下瞎猜是毫无意义的。《牛津词典》
5·I had fallen so far behind that it seemed pointless trying to catch up.
我落后太多,似乎追赶下去也毫无意义。《牛津词典》
6·This doesn't, however, make interpretation merely relative or even pointless.
然而,这并不意味着解释只是相对的,甚至是毫无意义的。
7·It's pointless unless there is a repeatable process in place to turn inspiration into financial performance.
除非有一个可重复的过程将灵感转化为财务业绩,否则这是毫无意义的。
8·Necktie knockers argue that a piece of fabric dangling under your chin – a trend that dates back to the 17th century – is just a pointless piece of decoration.
一味批评领带的人主张,一块悬挂在你下巴下方的布料——一个追溯到17世纪的趋势——仅仅是一个没有意义的装饰。
9·Life seems grey and pointless without him.
没有他生活就显得沉闷而无意义。《牛津词典》
10·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。《牛津词典》
无意义的
1·Life seems grey and pointless without him.
没有他生活就显得沉闷而无意义。《牛津词典》
2·What’s the point of giving the country’s workers Monday off if they just reschedule all the pointless meetings on Tuesday?
你给这个国家的工作者劳动节是为了什么? 如果他们只是把所有的无意义的会议安排在星期二上呢?
3·One of the most vexed, and ultimately pointless, fights will be over own resources.
围绕着“自有资源”展开的斗争是最烦心也是最无意义的斗争之一。
4·While unlikely, this could be triggered by the EU not giving Microsoft any relief and making the effort look pointless.
然而不大可能的是,这可能由不会给微软任何补贴和无意义帮助的欧盟来推动。
5·A sustained program of giving becomes pretty pointless when it's clear that no one is willing to receive, regardless of how impressive the scale of would-be giving is.
持续计划给就相当无意义的如果有明显的,没有人愿意接受的,不管有多么令人印象深刻的给予是潜在的规模。
无谓
1·That's $800 more in the bank, and $800 less wanted on pointless interest payments.
这意味着在银行多存了800美元,而在无谓的利息支付上少了800美元。
2·He homed on a pointless quarrel when we discussed the plan of cooperation.
在讨论我们双方的合作方案时,他把讨论引入了无谓的争吵。
3·And part of the outcome of this gamble depends on whether voters perceive Republican opposition as a principled stand against pointless spending, or an example of simple obstructionism.
这场赌博的结局还在一定程度上取决于选民究竟是会把共和党的反对看作是坚持原则、和无谓支出做斗争,还是存心在这里搅局。
4·There is no shortage of pointless laws in her line of business.
在她的业务范围内不缺无谓的法律。
5·Degifting can also refer to the act of replacing useless and pointless merchandise with something more meaningful, such as a charitable donation, service project or holiday party.
另外,degifting也指用更加有意义的行为取代过节时无用又无谓的商品互赠行为,比如捐赠善款、志愿服务或者办个节日聚会等。
钝的
1·If there is nothing really mean that much to you, wouldn't that be pointless?
如果确实没有任何东西,那么意味着到你,那不会是钝的吗?
不得要领的
1·In confined areas you need to maintain good clearances for your bar-handles to avoid brutally sudden crashes. Crashing is often caused by pointless use of brakes or using them in a wrong situation.
为了避免突然犁田,必须在有限的范围内保持很好的操控空间,犁田的原因经常是因为使用刹车不得要领或在错误的情境下使用造成的。
2·Pointless or rambling meetings account for a disproportionate share of workplace time leakage.
不得要领或是散漫的会议占据了很大一部分的工作时间浪费。
pointless 同义同根词
同义词
adj.无意义的;钝的;不尖的;不得要领的
同根词
词根 "point"
(1)pointed adj尖的;突出的;锐利的;率直的
(2)pointedly adv尖锐地;指向地
(3)pointlessly adv不相干地;漫无目标地;不得要领地(pointless的副词形式)
(4)point n要点;得分;标点;[机] 尖端
(5)pointlessness n钝;无意义;漫无目标
(6)pointed v指出;瞄准(point的过去式)
(7)point vi表明;指向
(8)point vt指向;弄尖;加标点于