中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
1.无用的，无益的。
2.(人)没出息的；轻浮的。
3.(事)不足道的，无关紧要的。
adv.
-ly ,-ness n.

unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
同义词：bootless, fruitless, sleeveless, vain,

producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
同义词：ineffectual, otiose, unavailing,

例句与用法

All this talk seemed to me so futile .
所有这些谈话在我看来全都白费。

The very idea was ghastly, futile !
这种想法的本身就是可怕的，徒然的！

She turned on the radio with a futile gesture .
她百无聊赖地打开了收音机。

It was obviously futile to arm them .
装备他们可说毫无意义。

I would become disgusted with my futile daydreams .
我就讨厌自己那种虚无的梦想。

My efforts were rendered futile .
我的努力全落空了。

It is always futile to try to hold back the progress of history .
要想阻止历史潮流是徒劳的。

Any added word would have been commonplace and futile .
再说任何话都会是平凡无聊，毫无价值的。

The forces of unreason destroy one another in futile strife .
而那些非理性的力量则在无益的倾轧中互相毁灭。

It was a strange, weird, interesting and yet futile battle of wits .
这是希奇、古怪、有趣、但是徒然的斗智。