| 词汇 | futilely |
| 释义 | futilely adverb uk /ˈfjuː.taɪl.li/ us /ˈfjuː.t̬əl.i/ in a way that has no effect or achieves nothing: I was walking home after a long day of futilely searching for a job. The police tried futilely for two years to get the criminals prosecuted. Paramedics worked frantically, and futilely, to save him. Hundreds of patients were futilely attempting to get help. He would awake in a panic, and struggle futilely to get back to sleep. I knelt among the broken pieces, futilely trying to sweep them back together with my arms. Useless and futile adrift aimless aimlessly aimlessness airy-fairy fruitless fruitlessly fruitlessness futile futility negation no goodidiom non-viable nugatory ornamental unrealistic unrealistically unseriousness until you are blue in the faceidiom unviability You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Unsuccessful (people and things) Related wordfutile |
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