useless

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U0156100 (yo͞os′lĭs)adj.1. a. Being or having no beneficial use; ineffective: This pen is useless because it's out of ink. See Synonyms at futile.b. Having no purpose or reason; pointless; to no avail: It's useless to argue over matters of taste.2. Incapable of acting or functioning effectively; ineffectual or inept: He panics easily and is useless in an emergency.

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use′less·ly adv.use′less·ness n.

useless

(ˈjuːslɪs) adj1. having no practical use or advantage2. informal ineffectual, weak, or stupid: he's useless at history. ˈuselessly adv ˈuselessness n

use•less

(ˈyus lɪs)

adj. 1. of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing. 2. without useful qualities; of no practical good. [1585–95] use′less•ly, adv. use′less•ness, n.

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useless - having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective - not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"unserviceable - not ready for service; "unserviceable equipment may be replaced"useful, utile - being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

useless

adjective1. worthless, of no use, valueless, pants (slang), ineffective, impractical, fruitless, unproductive, ineffectual, unworkable, disadvantageous, unavailing, bootless, unsuitable He realised that their money was useless in this country.
worthless useful, practical, valuable, effective, productive, fruitful, workable, advantageous2. pointless, hopeless, futile, vain, idle, profitless She knew it was useless to protest.
pointless worthwhile, profitable3. (Informal) inept, no good, hopeless, weak, stupid, pants (slang), incompetent, ineffectual He was useless at any game with a ball.

useless

adjective1. Having no useful purpose:ineffectual, inutile, unusable, worthless.2. Incapable of being used or availed of to advantage:impracticable, impractical, unnegotiable, unserviceable, unusable, unworkable.3. Having no useful result:barren, bootless, fruitless, futile, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, vain.Idiom: in vain.4. Not having the desired effect:ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient.

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(juːs) noun1. the act of using or state of being used. The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies. 使用 使用2. the/a purpose for which something may be used. This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes. 用途 用途3. (often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage. Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late. 價值 价值4. the power of using. She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident. 使用的能力 使用能力5. permission, or the right, to use. They let us have the use of their car while they were away. 使用權 使用权ˈuseful adjective helpful or serving a purpose well. a useful tool/dictionary; She made herself useful by doing the washing for her mother. 有用的 有用的ˈusefulness noun 有用 有用，有益，用途 ˈusefully adverb in a useful way. He spent the day usefully in repairing the car. 有用地 有用地ˈuseless adjective having no use or no effect. Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it – it's useless to try. 無用的 无用的be in use, be out of use to be used or not used. How long has the gymnasium been in use / out of use? 被使用，棄置不用 在使用中（被...使用），没有人用（不再使用） come in useful to become useful. My French came in useful on holiday. 很有用 迟早会有用（派上用场） have no use for to despise. I have no use for such silliness / silly people. 看不起 不需要it's no use it's impossible or useless. He tried in vain to do it, then said `It's no use.' 沒用 没用make (good) use of, put to (good) useHe makes use of his training; He puts his training to good use in that job. 利用 利用

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