futile

🇬🇧/ˈfjuːtaɪl/ 🇺🇸/ˈfjuːt(ə)l/VCE📚 9583 154 1考研托福
If you say that something is futile, you mean there is no point in doing it, usually because it has no chance of succeeding. (常因无成功的可能而) 无谓的

adjective [原级]徒劳的,无用的;不重要的;没有出息的

He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow.
他出于挡住这一击的无谓企图抬起了他的胳膊。

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Lesson 46 Hobbies futile 形容词: 无用的
fut(=fus流出, 倒出) + ile(能…的) → 能倒出去的 → 无用的
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It would be futile to protest. 抗议也无用。
Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West. 像在俄罗斯的许多人一样,她把这个国家的错误归咎于想赶上西方的徒劳。