单词 | useless |
释义 | useless (once / 181 pages) 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 FAMILYuseless: 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 unprofitableproducing little or no profit or gain unserviceablenot ready for service futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailingproducing no result or effect inutilenot worth using unserviceable, unusable, unuseablenot capable of being used useful, utile being of use or service effective, effectual, efficaciousproducing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect expedientserving to promote your interest helpfulproviding assistance or serving a useful function profitableyielding material gain or profit serviceableready for service or able to give long service multipurposehaving multiple uses reclaimable, recyclable, reusablecapable of being used again serviceablecapable of being put to good use usable, useablecapable of being put to use utilitarianhaving utility often to the exclusion of values utilizablecapable of being put to a profitable or practical use |
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