fu
tile
形容词比较级
more futile
形容词最高级
most futile
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徒劳的, 无用的
unable to result in success or anything useful
- Their attempts to repair the old machinery proved futile, as it was beyond repair.
他们试图修理旧机器的努力被证明是徒劳的，因为它已经无法修复了。
- Trying to reason with him was futile; he wouldn't listen to anyone.
试图与他讲道理是徒劳的；他不会听任何人的。
- She felt that her efforts to change the company's policies were futile in the face of bureaucracy.
她感到在官僚主义面前，她改变公司政策的努力是徒劳的。
- The search for survivors in the rubble became increasingly futile as time passed.
随着时间的流逝，在废墟中寻找幸存者变得越来越徒劳。
- His attempts to persuade her to stay were futile; she had already made up her mind.
他试图说服她留下的努力是徒劳的；她已经下定决心了。