请输入您要查询的英文单词:
单词
futile gesture
释义
Example sentences
futile gesture
So this is a time not for
futile
gestures
but bold ones.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2008
)
At this stage of the war what we don't need is another
futile
gesture
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2011
)
This is worse than a
futile
gesture
: it is immoral.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2009
)
Definition of 'gesture'
gesture
(
dʒ
e
stʃəʳ
)
Explore 'gesture' in the dictionary
countable noun
A gesture is something that you say or do in order to express your attitude or intentions, often something that you know will not have much effect.
Definition of 'futile'
futile
(
fj
uː
taɪl
,
US
-t
ə
l
)
Explore 'futile' in the dictionary
adjective
If you say that something is futile, you mean there is no point in doing it, usually because it has no chance of succeeding.
COBUILD Collocations
futile gesture
dramatic gesture
empty gesture
futile gesture
generous gesture
grand gesture
hand gesture
obscene gesture
romantic gesture
rude gesture
symbolic gesture
token gesture
随便看
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
sow thistle
sox
soy
soya
soya bean
soya-bean
soya flour
soybean
soybean oil
soyer
soy flour
soyinka
soyle
soymilk
so you're back again, are you?
soy pea
soy sauce
soy-sauce
soyuz
soz
sozin
sozzle
sozzled
sozzly
英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2026/4/21 9:40:35