| 单词 | there is no sense |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthere is no sense (in doing something) d. there is no sense (in doing something): it is unreasonable or useless (to do something). ΚΠ 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxiii. 482 My advise is, that there is no sence nor reason to send aide and supplies to conquerours. 1639 N. N. tr. J. Du Bosc Compl. Woman ii. 73 There is no sense I should leave out this goodly vertue. 1777 N. Brit. Intelligencer 23 Apr. 103/1 There is, surely, no sense in sneering at a thing which may at least be true. 1830 C. Bury Jrnl. of Heart 310 There is no sense in recording all my questions. 1878 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 710 There is no sense in saying that the chance of a totally unknown event is even.., and what ought to be said is that the chance is entirely indefinite. 1920 C. E. Mulford Johnny Nelson xii. 26 There ain't no sense in totin' it by th' glass to a crowd of blotters. 1965 I. M. D. Little & J. M. Clifford Internat. Aid ix. 206 If aid has to be given for ever then there is no sense in charging interest at all. 2007 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 122/2 There was no sense in trying to be a second-rate Japan. < as lemmas |
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