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单词 useless
释义
useless
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adj

When all else fails, you still have the word useless. Use this adjective when nothing is working and there is no hope of improvement.
Less means "without." So something that is useless has no use or value, at least at the present time. Long ago, many blacksmiths concluded it was useless to try to get by making horseshoes after the automobile caught on. Their tools and supplies? Useless, so they thought. They moved on to other careers. Some even bought Fords. Fast forward about a hundred years. Ask antiques dealers if is it useless to present artifacts for sale to history buffs.
WORD FAMILY
useless: uselesser, uselessest, uselessly, uselessness+/disuse: disused, disuses/misuse: misused, misuses, misusing/overuse: overused, overuses, overusing/reuse: reusable, reused, reuses, reusing/usable: unusable, usability, usableness/usage: ill-usage, usages/usance: usances/use: disuse, ill-use, misuse, overuse, reuse, usable, usage, usance, useable, used, useed, useful, useless, user, uses, using/useable: unuseable, useableness/used: ill-used, unused, useder/useful: usefuler, usefulest, usefully, usefulness/usefully: usefullys/usefulness: unusefulness, usefulnesss/user: users/using: usings
USAGE EXAMPLES
“Sandpaper is useless to this kind of wood. But woodworkers who aren’t afraid of that difficulty should definitely enter. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)
Their predictive powers were among the most useless in 2016.
The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)
If the person at the other end asked to leave a message, I would sigh heavily, like a useless personal assistant.
The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)
adj having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
a kitchen full of useless gadgets
she is useless in an emergency
Syn|Ant
ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective
not producing an intended effect
unprofitable
producing little or no profit or gain
unserviceable
not ready for service
futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing
producing no result or effect
inutile
not worth using
unserviceable, unusable, unuseable
not capable of being used
useful, utile
being of use or service
effective, effectual, efficacious
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
expedient
serving to promote your interest
helpful
providing assistance or serving a useful function
profitable
yielding material gain or profit
serviceable
ready for service or able to give long service
multipurpose
having multiple uses
reclaimable, recyclable, reusable
capable of being used again
serviceable
capable of being put to good use
usable, useable
capable of being put to use
utilitarian
having utility often to the exclusion of values
utilizable
capable of being put to a profitable or practical use
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