| 单词 | useless |
| 释义 | useless (juːsləs ) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1+ If something is useless, you cannot use it. He realised that their money was useless in this country. Computers would be useless without software writers. Synonyms: worthless, of no use, valueless, pants [slang] uselessly adverb His right arm hung rather uselessly. uselessness uncountable noun The car had rusted almost to the point of uselessness. 2. adjective B1+ If something is useless, it does not achieve anything helpful or good. She knew it was useless to protest. ...a useless punishment which fails to stop people trafficking. Synonyms: pointless, hopeless, futile, vain uselessly adverb Uselessly, he checked the same pockets he'd checked before. uselessness uncountable noun ...the uselessness of their research. [+ of] 3. adjective B1+ If you say that someone or something is useless, you mean that they are no good at all. [informal] Their education system is useless. He was useless at any game with a ball. [+ at] Synonyms: inept, no good, hopeless [informal], weak 4. adjective If someone feels useless, they feel bad because they are unable to help someone or achieve anything. She sits at home all day, watching TV and feeling useless. uselessness uncountable noun ...the sense of uselessness and the boredom of empty days. Collocations: useless information Many thanks for so many years of useless information - including from some of your regular contributors. Times, Sunday Times Who's going to collate all this useless information and who's going to pay them? The Sun It's mostly very predictable and utterly useless information. Times, Sunday Times The communication of useless information. The Sun His passion for useless information later found expression in the commonplace books in which he took such pride. Times, Sunday Times Utterly useless as a lighthouse (phare), it was put up as a marketing stunt early last century. Times, Sunday Times But, really, a pocket can be utterly useless and still be an object of admiration. Times, Sunday Times Leaf blowers, loud, polluting, utterly useless, should join them. Times, Sunday Times Impossible to tell if there was intention on the part of the surgeon or if he was just utterly useless. Times, Sunday Times It's mostly very predictable and utterly useless information. Times, Sunday Times Mobile phones in the city were virtually useless because of signal interference, residents said. Times, Sunday Times But that too would make the registration virtually useless. Times, Sunday Times Many cars have small, virtually useless sidelights, adequate only for parking but not for moving traffic. Times, Sunday Times Unable to afford treatment, his hands have become virtually useless. The Sun For military purposes, the steamers were virtually useless. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 无用的, 没用的 Japanese: 役に立たない, 無益な |
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