| 单词 | pointless |
| 释义 | pointless (once / 5099 pages) 1adj 2adj If something's pointless, it has no use or makes no sense. Telling yourself that it's pointless to be nervous every time you fly on a plane probably won't solve your fear of flying. Taking standardized tests in school often feels pointless, and an even more pointless exercise might be listening to your best friends argue about which 1970s rock band was the greatest. When something has a useful purpose or a good reason to exist, it has a point — and when it doesn't, it's pointless. You can also use this adjective to mean "dull" or "blunt." WORD FAMILYpointless: pointlessly, pointlessness+/contrapuntist: contrapuntists/counterpoint: contrapuntist, counterpointed, counterpointing, counterpoints/point: counterpoint, pointed, pointer, pointing, pointless, points, repoint/pointed: pointedly, pointedness, unpointed/pointer: pointers/repoint: repointed, repointing/unpointed: unpointedness USAGE EXAMPLES“Secretary Kerry’s speech today was at best a pointless tirade in the waning days of an outgoing administration,” said Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) "It's pointless attacking one another or being split when we need to be united," Mr Macri added. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) Astana, the Kazakh capital, staged Syrian peace talks in 2015, but critics said they excluded most of the mainstream opposition and so were largely pointless. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) 1 adj serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being 2a pointless remark Syn otiose, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted worthless lacking in usefulness or value adj not having a point especially a sharp point my pencils are all pointless Syn|Ant unpointed blunt having a broad or rounded end pointed having a point sharphaving or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing acanthoid, acanthous, spinousshaped like a spine or thorn acuate, acute, needlelike, sharpending in a sharp point barreled, barrelled(of an arrow) tapered toward both ends bristle-pointedpointed like bristles five-pointedhaving five points cigar-shaped, fusiform, spindle-shapedtapering at each end nibbed(used of pens) having a writing point or nib especially of a certain kind peakedhaving or rising to a peak pyramidal, pyramidic, pyramidicalresembling a pyramid sharpenedhaving the point made sharp six-pointedhaving six points spikedhaving a long sharp point spikelikeresembling a spike angular, angulatehaving angles or an angular shape |
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