| 单词 | worthless |
| 释义 | worthless (wɜːʳθləs ) 1. adjective Something that is worthless is of no real value or use. The guarantee could be worthless if the firm goes out of business. Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works. ...a worthless piece of old junk. Synonyms: useless, meaningless, pointless, futile 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] Someone who is described as worthless is considered to have no good qualities or skills. You feel you really are completely worthless and unlovable. worthlessness uncountable noun ...feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy. Collocations: worthless shares If they slumped, however, the investors would be able to claim tax relief on their worthless shares. Times, Sunday Times A man who tricked more than 1,000 people out of 70 million by selling worthless shares was told to repay 10.8 million to his victims. Times, Sunday Times Boiler rooms are typically unregulated overseas operations that target investors using high-pressure sales tactics to sell usually overpriced or worthless shares. Times, Sunday Times Fraud could be generating a profit of 14 billion a year and hitting at some of the weakest and most vulnerable in society with worthless shares and dubious prize draws. Times, Sunday Times They allowed the employees to swap their worthless shares for more that had a higher value. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 无价值的 Japanese: 価値のない |
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