useless

adj.

1. 无用的；无效的；无价值的
   not useful; not doing or achieving what is needed or wanted
   1. This pen is useless.
      这支笔没用了。
   2. He knew it was useless to protest.
      他知道抗议是徒劳的。
   3. It's useless worrying about it.
      为这事担心无济于事。
   4. She tried to work, but it was useless (= she wasn't able to) .
      她很想做事，但力不从心。
2. 差劲的；不行的；不擅长的
   not very good at sth; not able to do things well
   1. I'm useless at French.
      我的法语不太行。
   2. Don't ask her to help. She's useless.
      别求她帮忙。她没那个能耐。

1. ADJ-GRADED 无用的；无价值的
   If something is useless, you cannot use it.
   1. He realised that their money was useless in this country...
      他意识到他们国家的货币在这个国家一文不值。
   2. Computers would be useless without software writers.
      没有编软件的人，计算机就会毫无价值。
2. ADJ-GRADED 无益的；无效的；不能收到效果的
   If something is useless, it does not achieve anything helpful or good.
   1. She knew it was useless to protest.
      她知道抗议是没有意义的。
   2. ...a useless punishment which fails to stop drug trafficking.
      无法制止贩毒活动的无效惩罚
3. ADJ-GRADED 差劲的；不行的
   If you say that someone or something is useless, you mean that they are no good at all.
   1. Their education system is useless...
      他们的教育体制真差劲。
   2. He was useless at any game with a ball.
      任何球类运动他都玩不好。
4. ADJ-GRADED 无能的；无用的
   If someone feels useless, they feel bad because they are unable to help someone or achieve anything.
   1. She sits at home all day, watching TV and feeling useless.
      她整天坐在家里，看着电视，觉得自己一无是处。

1. You may see yourself as useless, incompetent and blameworthy
   你也许会认为自己无用、不称职、应该受到指责。
2. He's useless at DIY. He won't even put up a shelf.
   他自己动手能力太差，甚至连搭个架子都不会。
3. The camel's feet, well adapted for dry sand, are useless on mud.
   骆驼的蹄子虽然非常适合于在干沙上行走，碰到泥泞时却无计可施。
4. Now that Fantina is old, she has been cast aside like some useless object.
   范蒂娜如今老了，像废物一样被丢在一边。
5. Astronauts will make a final attempt today to rescue a communications satellite from its useless orbit
   今天宇航员将会做最后一次尝试，力图把一颗通信卫星从无效的轨道上抢救下来。
6. She heard her father shouting that her mother was stupid, useless, and good for nothing but her money.
   她听到父亲叫嚷说母亲愚蠢无能，除了有点钱外一无是处。
7. I became a distraught, worried mother, a useless role if ever there was one
   我变成了一个忧心如焚的母亲，一个全无用处的角色。
8. I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up
   我仍然感到自己能力不够，毫无用处，整个儿一团糟。
9. You may consider it useless, but for our customers it's an all-important sign of good service.
   您也许会认为这样毫无用处，可是对于我们的客户而言，它却是优质服务的重要体现。
10. Most pre-prepared weight loss products are next to useless.
    大多数预制减肥产品几乎都没有什么功效。
11. But I put it to you that they're useless
    但是我告诉你它们是没用的。
12. This thing's virtually useless
    这玩意儿简直一点用也没有。
13. Peter is useless, far worse than I thought
    彼得真没用，比我想象的还要差。
14. He realised that their money was useless in this country
    他意识到他们国家的货币在这个国家一文不值。
15. Computers would be useless without software writers.
    没有编软件的人，计算机就会毫无价值。
16. She knew it was useless to protest.
    她知道抗议是没有意义的。
17. Their education system is useless
    他们的教育体制真差劲。
18. He was useless at any game with a ball.
    任何球类运动他都玩不好。
19. She sits at home all day, watching TV and feeling useless.
    她整天坐在家里，看着电视，觉得自己一无是处。
20. Nearly everybody in the group agreed that in this job market the usual avenues, like searching the want ads, are useless.
    小组中几乎所有人都认为，在这个就业市场，搜寻招聘广告这类老路是走不通的。
21. It's useless to fire away with such trivial details.
    喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎细节是无用的。
22. He tried to varnish over the facts, but it was useless.
    他想粉饰事实，但那是徒劳的。
23. This new secretary is useless and must be dismissed at once.
    这位新来的秘书真没用，得马上辞退。
24. It's useless trying to get a word from me.
    想套我的话，没门儿！
25. In view of the facts, it seems useless to continue.
    鉴于这些事实，继续下去似乎是无益的。
26. He's a useless fellow.
    他是个没用的家伙。
27. I'm getting old and useless!
    老了，不中用啦。
28. It was useless to continue such a barren argument.
    继续这种毫无结果的争论是无用的。
29. Among these useless papers I found a few paper-covered books, the pages of which were curled and damp.
    在乱纸堆中，我发现一些平装版的书籍；它们的书页又皱又湿。
30. It's a great pity such precious documents should be cast aside as useless.
    这样珍贵的资料竟被废置，真是太可惜了。

adj

1. having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
   1. a kitchen full of useless gadgets
   2. she is useless in an emergency