useless

英 [ˈjuːsləs]

美 [ˈjuːsləs]

adj.  无用的; 无效的; 无价值的; 差劲的; 不行的; 不擅长的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4667 / COCA.5657

牛津词典

adj.

• 无用的；无效的；无价值的
  not useful; not doing or achieving what is needed or wanted
  1. This pen is useless.
     这支笔没用了。
  2. He knew it was useless to protest.
     他知道抗议是徒劳的。
  3. It's useless worrying about it.
     为这事担心无济于事。
  4. She tried to work, but it was useless (= she wasn't able to) .
     她很想做事，但力不从心。
• 差劲的；不行的；不擅长的
  not very good at sth; not able to do things well
  1. I'm useless at French.
     我的法语不太行。
  2. Don't ask her to help. She's useless.
     别求她帮忙。她没那个能耐。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无用的；无价值的
  If something isuseless, you cannot use it.
  1. He realised that their money was useless in this country...
     他意识到他们国家的货币在这个国家一文不值。
  2. Computers would be useless without software writers.
     没有编软件的人，计算机就会毫无价值。
• ADJ-GRADED 无益的；无效的；不能收到效果的
  If something isuseless, it does not achieve anything helpful or good.
  1. She knew it was useless to protest.
     她知道抗议是没有意义的。
  2. ...a useless punishment which fails to stop drug trafficking.
     无法制止贩毒活动的无效惩罚
• ADJ-GRADED 差劲的；不行的
  If you say that someone or something isuseless, you mean that they are no good at all.
  1. Their education system is useless...
     他们的教育体制真差劲。
  2. He was useless at any game with a ball.
     任何球类运动他都玩不好。
• ADJ-GRADED 无能的；无用的
  If someone feelsuseless, they feel bad because they are unable to help someone or achieve anything.
  1. She sits at home all day, watching TV and feeling useless.
     她整天坐在家里，看着电视，觉得自己一无是处。

英英释义

adj

• having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
  1. a kitchen full of useless gadgets
  2. she is useless in an emergency

双语例句

• Now that Fantina is old, she has been cast aside like some useless object.
  范蒂娜如今老了，像废物一样被丢在一边。
• This new secretary is useless and must be dismissed at once.
  这位新来的秘书真没用，得马上辞退。
• Nearly everybody in the group agreed that in this job market the usual avenues, like searching the want ads, are useless.
  小组中几乎所有人都认为，在这个就业市场，搜寻招聘广告这类老路是走不通的。
• Peter is useless, far worse than I thought
  彼得真没用，比我想象的还要差。
• Computers would be useless without software writers.
  没有编软件的人，计算机就会毫无价值。
• He was useless at any game with a ball.
  任何球类运动他都玩不好。
• He's useless at DIY. He won't even put up a shelf.
  他自己动手能力太差，甚至连搭个架子都不会。
• I'm getting old and useless!
  老了，不中用啦。
• It was useless to continue such a barren argument.
  继续这种毫无结果的争论是无用的。
• But I put it to you that they're useless
  但是我告诉你它们是没用的。