fruitless
US
UK fruitless adj: figurative (unproductive, unsuccessful)
SC 没有收获的 méi yǒu shōu huò de
SC 徒劳的 méi yǒu shōu huò de，tú láo de
SC 不成功的 méi yǒu shōu huò de，bù chéng gōng de
Unfortunately, the baseball team's best efforts were fruitless, and they lost the tournament.
fruitless adj: (tree: not bearing fruit) (树等)
SC 不结果的，不长果实的 bù jié guǒ de，bù zhǎng guǒ shí de
TC 不結果的
TC 不結果的
Despite the farmer's best efforts, the trees in the orchard remained fruitless.