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

• You may consider it useless, but for our customers it's an all-important sign of good service.
  您也许会认为这样毫无用处，可是对于我们的客户而言，它却是优质服务的重要体现。
• It's a great pity such precious documents should be cast aside as useless.
  这样珍贵的资料竟被废置，真是太可惜了。
• Astronauts will make a final attempt today to rescue a communications satellite from its useless orbit
  今天宇航员将会做最后一次尝试，力图把一颗通信卫星从无效的轨道上抢救下来。
• It's useless to fire away with such trivial details.
  喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎细节是无用的。
• Computers would be useless without software writers.
  没有编软件的人，计算机就会毫无价值。
• You may see yourself as useless, incompetent and blameworthy
  你也许会认为自己无用、不称职、应该受到指责。
• 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。
• In view of the facts, it seems useless to continue.
  鉴于这些事实，继续下去似乎是无益的。
• Among these useless papers I found a few paper-covered books, the pages of which were curled and damp.
  在乱纸堆中，我发现一些平装版的书籍；它们的书页又皱又湿。
• Peter is useless, far worse than I thought
  彼得真没用，比我想象的还要差。