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useless

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useless /ˈjuːsləs/ adjective
useless
/ˈjuːsləs/
adjective
Learner's definition of USELESS
[more useless; most useless]
: not at all useful : not doing or able to do what is needed无用的;无价值的
: not producing or able to produce the effect you want无效的;徒劳的

— uselessly

adverb

— uselessness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4667 COCA: 5657

useless

adjective

use·​less ˈyüs-ləs How to pronounce useless (audio)
: having or being of no use:
a
: ineffectual
a useless attempt
b
: not able to give service or aid : inept
uselessly adverb
uselessness noun

Example Sentences

The tent is useless in wet conditions. I made a useless attempt at fixing the leak. Drugs are useless in treating the condition.
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Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of useless was in 1593
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4667 COCA: 5657
useless

adjective¹

1of no use無用VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, feel, prove無用;感到徒勞;證明無用Her efforts to avoid him proved useless.她怎麼也躲不開他。become變得無用leave sth, make sth, render sth使⋯無用The condition rendered her legs virtually useless.這種病使她的雙腿幾乎喪失了功能。ADVERBabsolutely, completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly (especially BrE) 毫無用處;完全用不上worse than幫倒忙A computer program with too many icons is worse than useless.一個圖標太多的計算機程序還不如沒有。all but, almost, nearly, practically, virtually差不多無用;實際上無用largely, mostly基本上無用basically, essentially根本無用fairly, pretty, rather相當無用seemingly好像無用equally同樣無用There are two manuals, both of them equally useless.有兩本說明書,都沒有什麼用處。PREPOSITIONas作為⋯沒有用A candle is practically useless as a light source.以蠟燭作為光源實際上沒什麼用。for對⋯沒有用The land is useless for cattle.這塊地養牛可不行。in在⋯方面無效This drug is useless in the treatment of patients with AIDS.這種藥對艾滋病患者毫無療效。to對⋯無用The information was useless to him.這一信息對他毫無用處。
useless

adjective²

2 (informal) weak/not successful差勁;無能VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe差勁ADVERBabsolutely, completely差勁透頂;一無是處pretty很差勁PREPOSITIONat不擅長⋯I'm pretty useless at this job.這種工作我一竅不通。

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