ineffective

adj.

1. 无效果的；不起作用的；不奏效的
   not achieving what you want to achieve; not having any effect
   1. The new drug was ineffective.
      新药不起作用。
   2. ineffective management
      管理不善
   3. The law proved ineffective in dealing with the problem.
      事实证明这条法规未能真正解决问题。

1. ADJ-GRADED 不起作用的;无效果的;无效率的
   If you say that something is ineffective, you mean that it has no effect on a process or situation.
   1. Economic reform will continue to be painful and ineffective...
      经济改革仍将举步维艰,毫无成效。
   2. This is an ineffective method of controlling your dog.
      用这种方法控制你的狗不起作用。

1. If they prove ineffective they should be demoted or asked to retire.
   如果事实证明他们已无力胜任，应该将他们降级或让他们退休。
2. Furthermore, they claim that any such interference is completely ineffective.
   此外，他们还声称任何这样的干预都是完全无效的。
3. Economic reform will continue to be painful and ineffective
   经济改革仍将举步维艰，毫无成效。
4. This is an ineffective method of controlling your dog.
   用这种方法控制你的狗不起作用。
5. This kind of training is ineffective, and wasteful of scarce resources
   这种训练没有效率，而且是对稀缺资源的浪费。
6. Ineffective means often defeat the best intentions.
   如果方法不好，意图再好，也往往无济于事。
7. Management is rendered largely ineffective, and project objectives and the team's success are jeopardized.
   大量无效地实施管理，并且项目目标和团队的成功受到危害。
8. However, just like the successful, the ineffective are shaped by their habits, actions and attitudes.
   然而和成功的人一样，不成功的人由他们的习惯、行动和态度所造就。
9. Ask a physician, I know the most costly and dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful.
   作为一名医生，我深知最昂贵和最激进的手段也可能是无效的和痛苦的。
10. The researchers also said the antioxidants folic acid and B vitamins are harmful or ineffective for preventing chronic diseases.
    研究人员还说，抗氧化剂叶酸和维生素B对预防慢性疾病是有害或无效的。
11. Ineffective management caused/ resulted in poor profits.
    低效的管理导致了极差的利润。
12. Truman chose an ineffective middle road: side with Chiang, but not too much.
    杜鲁门选择了无效的中间道路：和蒋介石站在统一战线，但是不提供太多支持。
13. But although sanctions were a necessary punishment they have proved an ineffective deterrent.
    然而，尽管制裁是必要的惩罚，但事实证明这种威慑无效。
14. But if he stays in power, analysts believe he will be weak and ineffective.
    但是如果他掌权，分析家认为他将是微弱和无效的。
15. I usually have Tingyou woman edge, how you charm to this ineffective.
    我平常也挺有女人缘的，怎么魅力到了你这就失效了。
16. Two obvious problems were the failure of the act's standards to be mandated and its ineffective enforcement.
    两个明显的问题是被授权的条例标准的失败和条例强制力的效率低下。
17. After all, the expenditures can often seem wasteful and ineffective.
    毕竟，各项花费常常看起来是浪费和低效的。
18. This is the difference between an effective teacher and an ineffective teacher.
    这之间的区别是一种有效的教师和一个无效的老师。
19. If individual provisions of this Contract are or become ineffective, this shall not affect other provisions.
    本合同的个别条款无效或失效，将不影响其他条款。
20. Government guarantees and Federal Reserve banking regulations to prevent such panics were ineffective or not used.
    政府保障和联邦储备银行条例，以防止这种恐慌是无效的或不使用。
21. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective.
    许多学校仍继续使用被证明是无效的教学方法。
22. All problems will lead to ineffective management structure of credit cooperatives.
    诸上的问题将导致信用社治理结构无效。
23. But with nine separate and mostly ineffective financial regulators, these risks were ignored.
    但是在9家相对独立并且很大程度上无效的金融监管机构眼皮底下，这些风险被忽略了。
24. However, there are many cities in the development and construction of housing policy ineffective.
    但是，仍有许多城市对开发和建设经济适用房政策实施不力。
25. It may be second best but far better than the third-best alternative of delayed and ineffective regulation.
    这或许是次好选择，但远好于推迟和无效监管的第三选择。
26. Increasingly Mr Obama was portrayed overseas as weak, indecisive and ineffective.
    渐渐地，奥巴马在海外被描绘成了软弱、优柔寡断和无能的形象。
27. I think the most as long as the following reasons: 1, Ineffective supervision departments or non-existent;
    我想最只要有以下几方面原因：1、监督部门不力或者根本不存在；
28. Doctors prescribed medication, but it proved to be ineffective.
    医生们进行了给药治疗但无效。
29. That's an ineffective contract.
    这是一个无效合同。
30. Yet current therapies for hyponatremia are often ineffective and poorly tolerated.
    但是目前低钠血症的治疗方法往往是无效的、不易耐受的。

  vain abortive fruitless ineffective【导航词义：未能达到目的的】

  vain adj. 徒劳的，无结果的

〔辨析〕指努力、希望、搜寻等未能获得想要的结果的。

  abortive adj. 失败的，夭折的

〔辨析〕指行动、计划等没有成功的。

  fruitless adj. 无结果的，无效果的

〔辨析〕尤指付出很多努力却无成效的。

  ineffective adj. 无效果的，不起作用的

〔辨析〕侧重指人或事物未能发挥应有之作用的。

adj

1. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively
   1. an ineffective administration
   2. inefficient workers

   Synonym:    inefficient

2. not producing an intended effect
   1. an ineffective teacher
   2. ineffective legislation

   Synonym:    uneffectiveineffectual

3. lacking in power or forcefulness
   1. an ineffectual ruler
   2. like an unable phoenix in hot ashes

   Synonym:    ineffectualunable