Useless
[ˈju:sləs] or ['jusləs]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; 'a kitchen full of useless gadgets'; 'she is useless in an emergency' .
手打:珀西瓦尔--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Having, or being of, no use; unserviceable; producing no good end; answering no valuable purpose; not advancing the end proposed; unprofitable; ineffectual; as, a useless garment; useless pity.
辛迪校對
同義詞及近義詞:
a. Unavailing, fruitless, bootless, profitless, unprofitable, unserviceable, valueless, worthless, futile, abortive, null, nugatory, of no use.
霍奇編輯
同義詞及反義詞:
[See CUSTOM]
手打:奥斯伯特
例句/造句/用法:
- But liberty had been a useless gift to me had I not, as I awakened to reason, at the same time awakened to revenge. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- Your army will cheerfully suffer many privations to break up Hood's army and render it useless for future operations. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- No, John Carter, it is useless, she cried, hopelessly, I may never be yours while Sab Than lives. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- For the dog, I know it to be the cur of the runaway slave Gurth, a useless fugitive like its master. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- His advice, energy, activity, money, credit, all his resources whatsoever, were all made useless. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Come, come, madam, it is useless. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- It's useless to ask the question. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Since I first knew you, I have tidied and tidied over and over again, but it's useless. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He got upon that road, destroyed its bridges at different places and rendered the road useless to the enemy up to within a few miles of Lynchburg. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Instead of taking the footman, whose nose was human, and therefore useless in any emergency, I took the bloodhound with me. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- It may not, however, upon that account be altogether useless. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Nay, Madam, said Adrian, unless my sister consent never to see him again, it is surely an useless torment to separate them for a month. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- It is useless to fight against fate, Maurice. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Inexperienced in government, she plunged into all manner of useless expenditure, and swamped her treasury almost in a day. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- No one is useless in this world,' retorted the Secretary, 'who lightens the burden of it for any one else. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- I saw it was hopeless and useless to speak, and I only put my arm round her, and held her to me in silence. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Her sharp Damascus blade seemed out of place, and useless among rose-leaves. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- If the produce of domestic can be brought there as cheap as that of foreign industry, the regulation is evidently useless. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- It's useless to ask me to account for my own conduct, at this time. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- He thought it would be useless to pursue with jaded horses a well-mounted party with so much of a start. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- At the same time, it must be observed that a very trifling addition or change occasionally gives practical value to an invention, which had been useless without it. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- Besides, it is a useless expense, for how could you possibly find this Hosmer Angel? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- She dropped the useless letter, and her eyes flashed as they met mine. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Football strategy does not originate in a scrimmage: it is useless to expect solutions in a political campaign. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Again he tried to converse with his strange nurse, but the attempt was useless. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- It would be worse than useless now to make any inquiries, because it would be dangerous. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- To invoke your pity, said the lovely Jewess, with a voice somewhat tremulous with emotion, would, I am aware, be as useless as I should hold it mean. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Her heart was beating all over her body--in her throat, her limbs, her helpless useless hands. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- You are welcome to all my confidence that is worth having, Jane; but for God's sake, don't desire a useless burden! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- I mean,' said Fagin, showing that he felt all disguise was now useless, 'not too violent for safety. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
手打:奥斯伯特