useless

Word family noun usage use disuse misuse reuse usefulness ≠ uselessness user usablenessuser interfaceusernameadjective reusable used ≠ unused disused useful ≠ useless usable ≠ unusable useduser-friendlyverb use misuse reuse adverb usefully ≠ uselessly usably

use·less /ˈjuːsləs/ adjectiveadj

1 USELESSnot useful or effective in any way 无用的；无效的 OPP useful

The doctor concluded that further treatment would be useless.

医生下了结论，进一步治疗是无益的。

a website full of useless information

充斥着无用信息的网站

virtually/completely/totally etc useless

Water had got into the radio, and now it was completely useless.

收音机进了水，现在完全不能用了。

useless for

The land is useless for growing crops.

这片土地种不了庄稼。

it is useless to do something

It was useless to complain.

抱怨没有用。

worse than useless (=not useful and in fact causing harm or problems) 有害无益

The map was so out-of-date it was worse than useless.

这地图太老了，用了比没用还糟糕。

2 informalUSELESS unable or unwilling to do anything properly 差劲的，无能的

Don’t ask Tim to fix it. He’s completely useless.

别叫蒂姆来修理，他根本不行。

—uselessly adverbadv

—uselessness noun [uncountableU]

n COLLOCATIONS

adverbs

completely/totally/absolutely useless

The treatment is completely useless.

wholly/entirely useless

From his point of view qualifications are wholly useless.

virtually/almost/practically useless

These flaws could make the software virtually useless in a business environment.

quite useless British EnglishBrE (=completely useless)

The vehicle proved quite useless on rocky ground.

pretty/fairly useless

The book is pretty useless for today's students.

verbs

render something useless

She has a debilitating condition which renders her legs virtually useless.

make something useless

Salt water flooded into the land making it useless for farming.

prove useless

Police checkpoints proved useless at stopping the suicide bombers.

phrases

worse than useless (=not useful, and causing harm or problems)

It would be worse than useless to try and complain about him.

Examples from the Corpus

useless• Of course we need to test children's ability, but some of these exams are worse than useless.• There's no point reading the instructions - they're completely useless.• And even as she prayed and wished, she knew, deep inside, that it was all useless.• Had I an opportunity I should have great pleasure in giving you a few hints on this subject which might not be useless.• If the nerve fails to pass on the correct signals, the limb becomes useless.• As a secretary, she was useless.• I tried calling the tax office but they were completely useless.• It's time you traded the car in, before it becomes utterly useless.• I had to remind myself that worrying is a useless activity.• Antibiotics are useless against viral infections such as influenza.• When their job is done they are judged useless, and killed or thrown out.• Numerous studies show that dieting is useless and may even cause weight gain.• The lifejackets turned out to be useless, because they didn't inflate properly.• I kept useless collections of stamps, seashells, postcards, rocks, delighting in their deadly neatness.• Jay's car was 20 years old, and useless for anything but a short journey to the local shops.• That's a nice watch, but it's useless for going underwater.• This book is useless! I can't find any of the information I need.• It was useless now to ask for help from my mother.• a useless piece of information• Despite that military expenditure, there are many situations where the military is useless, says Edward Djerejian.• Jenny decided to say nothing. It was useless to argue.• He knew it was useless to pretend to be innocent.• Presumably, my files will be completely useless to whoever stole them.• It's useless trying to talk to you when you've had a drink.• She gave me a video, but of course it's useless without a player.• It think it would be useless writing to the company -- they haven't even returned my calls.• I feel useless, you know what I mean?

it is useless to do something• It was useless to discuss the finances any further.

单词	useless
释义	useless Word family noun usage use disuse misuse reuse usefulness ≠ uselessness user usablenessuser interfaceusernameadjective reusable used ≠ unused disused useful ≠ useless usable ≠ unusable useduser-friendlyverb use misuse reuse adverb usefully ≠ uselessly usably use·less /ˈjuːsləs/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 USELESSnot useful or effective in any way 无用的；无效的 OPP useful The doctor concluded that further treatment would be useless. 医生下了结论，进一步治疗是无益的。 a website full of useless information 充斥着无用信息的网站 virtually/completely/totally etc useless Water had got into the radio, and now it was completely useless. 收音机进了水，现在完全不能用了。 useless for The land is useless for growing crops. 这片土地种不了庄稼。 it is useless to do something It was useless to complain. 抱怨没有用。 worse than useless (=not useful and in fact causing harm or problems) 有害无益 The map was so out-of-date it was worse than useless. 这地图太老了，用了比没用还糟糕。 2 informalUSELESS unable or unwilling to do anything properly 差劲的，无能的 Don’t ask Tim to fix it. He’s completely useless. 别叫蒂姆来修理，他根本不行。 —uselessly adverbadv —uselessness noun [uncountableU] n COLLOCATIONS adverbs completely/totally/absolutely useless The treatment is completely useless. wholly/entirely useless From his point of view qualifications are wholly useless. virtually/almost/practically useless These flaws could make the software virtually useless in a business environment. quite useless British EnglishBrE (=completely useless) The vehicle proved quite useless on rocky ground. pretty/fairly useless The book is pretty useless for today's students. verbs render something useless She has a debilitating condition which renders her legs virtually useless. make something useless Salt water flooded into the land making it useless for farming. prove useless Police checkpoints proved useless at stopping the suicide bombers. phrases worse than useless (=not useful, and causing harm or problems) It would be worse than useless to try and complain about him. Examples from the Corpus useless• Of course we need to test children's ability, but some of these exams are worse than useless.• There's no point reading the instructions - they're completely useless.• And even as she prayed and wished, she knew, deep inside, that it was all useless.• Had I an opportunity I should have great pleasure in giving you a few hints on this subject which might not be useless.• If the nerve fails to pass on the correct signals, the limb becomes useless.• As a secretary, she was useless.• I tried calling the tax office but they were completely useless.• It's time you traded the car in, before it becomes utterly useless.• I had to remind myself that worrying is a useless activity.• Antibiotics are useless against viral infections such as influenza.• When their job is done they are judged useless, and killed or thrown out.• Numerous studies show that dieting is useless and may even cause weight gain.• The lifejackets turned out to be useless, because they didn't inflate properly.• I kept useless collections of stamps, seashells, postcards, rocks, delighting in their deadly neatness.• Jay's car was 20 years old, and useless for anything but a short journey to the local shops.• That's a nice watch, but it's useless for going underwater.• This book is useless! I can't find any of the information I need.• It was useless now to ask for help from my mother.• a useless piece of information• Despite that military expenditure, there are many situations where the military is useless, says Edward Djerejian.• Jenny decided to say nothing. It was useless to argue.• He knew it was useless to pretend to be innocent.• Presumably, my files will be completely useless to whoever stole them.• It's useless trying to talk to you when you've had a drink.• She gave me a video, but of course it's useless without a player.• It think it would be useless writing to the company -- they haven't even returned my calls.• I feel useless, you know what I mean? it is useless to do something• It was useless to discuss the finances any further.
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