fruitless
英 ['fruːtlɪs] 美 ['frutləs]
| 近义词 | unfruitful 、 barren 、 unproductive 、 infertile 、 sterile | ||
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- adj. 不成功的，徒劳的；不结果实的
词态变化
副词: fruitlessly;
英文词源
- fruitless (adj.)
- mid-14c., "unprofitable," from fruit + -less. Meaning "barren, sterile" is from 1510s. Related: Fruitlessly; fruitlessness.
双语例句
- 1. Attempts to reach a mutually agreed solution had been fruitless.
- 试图达成一个双方都赞成的解决方案的努力毫无结果。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. After a fruitless morning sitting at his desk he had given up.
- 他在书桌前徒劳地坐了一上午之后便放弃了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was a fruitless search.
- 搜寻工作毫无结果。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Their search for the plane is fruitless.
- 他们对飞机的搜寻是毫无结果的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. After repeated but fruitless demands for payment, he brought a suit against the debtor.
- 在再三要求支付而毫无结果的情况下, 他向债务人提出诉讼.
来自《简明英汉词典》