Word · Frequency #13696
fruitless
毫无结果的;徒劳的;无成效的
unproductive; yielding no result; useless
- 1.
Bearing no fruit; barren.
不结果实的;贫瘠的。
- 2.
Unproductive, useless.
无成效的,无用的。
不结果实的;贫瘠的;不结果实的;贫瘠的。;无成效的,无用的。;不结果的;不长果实的
In use
After hours of searching, the effort was fruitless.
Their negotiations proved fruitless.
It was a fruitless attempt to fix the old computer.
fruitless + noun
常用于 attempt, effort, search 等名词前
a fruitless attempt
一次徒劳的尝试
it is fruitless to do sth
正式用法,表示做某事没有结果
It is fruitless to argue with him.
与他争论是徒劳的。
prove fruitless
常与 prove 连用,表示最终无结果
The search proved fruitless.
搜索被证明是徒劳的。
Connections
Collocations
- fruitless search
- 徒劳的搜寻
- After hours of fruitless search, they decided to give up.经过数小时徒劳的搜寻,他们决定放弃。
- fruitless attempt
- 徒劳的尝试
- His fruitless attempt to fix the old car wasted the whole afternoon.他修复那辆旧车的徒劳尝试浪费了整个下午。
- fruitless effort
- 徒劳的努力
- All their fruitless efforts ended in disappointment.他们所有徒劳的努力都以失望告终。
- fruitless negotiation
- 毫无结果的谈判
- The fruitless negotiation between the two sides lasted for days.双方毫无结果的谈判持续了数日。
- fruitless discussion
- 毫无结果的讨论
- The committee held a fruitless discussion about the budget cuts.委员会就削减预算进行了毫无结果的讨论。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 fruit(果实)+ less(无)想成“树上没有果实”,努力却没收获,就是“徒劳无果”的。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:academic writing、official reports、literary texts fruitless 常用来形容努力、尝试或行动毫无结果、徒劳无功,通常用于正式或书面语境,如学术写作、报告、文学作品;日常口语中较少见,更常说 useless 或 pointless。
Pronunciation & Spelling
brute 和 loot 与 fruitless 的重读音节 /fruːt/ 押韵(都读 /uːt/)。ruthless、useless 和 helpless 共享后缀 -less,但不押韵;注意 ruthless 读 /ˈruːθləs/,useless 读 /ˈjuːsləs/,元音不同。juice 的 ui 拼写与 fruitless 里的 ui 相同,都是 /uː/,但结尾是 /s/,所以不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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