in·ef·fec·tive
adjective/ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv/
/ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv/
- not achieving what you want to achieve; not having any effect
无效果的；不起作用的；不奏效的 - The new drug was ineffective.
新药不起作用。 - ineffective management
管理不善 - ineffective in doing something The law proved ineffective in dealing with the problem.
事实证明这条法规未能真正解决问题。
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectc1, Difficulty and failurec1- These policies have proved ineffective.
事实证明这些政策并不奏效。 - These weapons are totally ineffective against tanks.
这些武器在坦克面前根本不起作用。 - chemicals that are very ineffective in killing weeds
除草效果很差的化学品 - High interest rates proved to be ineffective in reducing inflation.
事实证明高利率并未有效降低通货膨胀。 - It has been criticized as an unfair and ineffective system.
这种体制被批不公、无效。 - She was offered psychotherapy, but this proved ineffective.
她接受了心理治疗，但事实证明这没有效果。 - The evidence demonstrates that punishment is ineffective as a deterrent.
证据表明，惩罚并不能起到威慑作用。 - The exemption clause in the contract is rendered ineffective by the new law.
新法律规定合同中的免责条款无效。 - The government continued with its much-publicized but largely ineffective policy of economic sanctions.
政府继续实施广为人知但基本上无效的经济制裁政策。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- against
- in
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from in- + effective. - The new drug was ineffective.