| 单词 | aimless |
| 释义 | aimless (once / 1440 pages) adj If you're aimless, you don't have a destination or a goal in mind. Aimless wandering through a forest might take you in circles, or worse yet, get you lost. The adjective aimless is good for describing things that have no particular purpose or plan. You might prefer traveling with a map or GPS, while your best friend likes to drive in an aimless way, turning down dirt roads or exiting the highway impulsively. When you call a person aimless, you probably mean that he doesn't appear to have any ambition: "My brother's an aimless drifter." Aimless comes from aim, "purpose" or "target." WORD FAMILYaimless: aimlessly, aimlessness+/aim: aimed, aiming, aimless, aims USAGE EXAMPLESWhat they settled for, by and large, was an aggressive brand of aimless braggadocio. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) “Uninspired,” with its aimless angst, is a bit “Girls,” a bit “Seinfeld,” a mix that’s fairly common in the web series world. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) She’s simply lost, aimless and a little bit bored, in the way that young adults often can be. Salon(Nov 18, 2016) 1adj aimlessly drifting Syn adrift, afloat, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected purposeless not evidencing any purpose or goal 2adj continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another Syn drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant unsettled not settled or established |
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