词汇 | ineffective |
释义 | ineffective adjective uk /ˌɪn.ɪˈfek.tɪv/ us /ˌɪn.ɪˈfek.tɪv/ not producing the effects or results that are wanted: 不起作用的,无效果的,不奏效的 They made an ineffective attempt to get the rules changed.他们试图改变规则,但未成功。 prove ineffectiveThe army has proved ineffective in protecting the civilian population.军队没有起到保护平民的作用。 not producing a desired result unsuccessfulOur attempts to change the law were unsuccessful. failedThe company went bankrupt pouring money into yet another failed product. badSales have been really bad this quarter. fruitlessAll our pleas that she remain in university were fruitless - she left anyway. unfruitfulThe negotiations were unfruitful. Useless and futile adrift aimless aimlessly aimlessness airy-fairy fruitless fruitlessly fruitlessness futile futilely negation no goodidiom non-viable nugatory ornamental unrealistic unrealistically unseriousness until you are blue in the faceidiom unviability Related wordineffectively ineffective | American Dictionaryineffective adjective us/ˌɪn·ɪˈfek·tɪv/ not producing the results that are wanted; not effective: Those pills were ineffective – I still have a headache. Examples of ineffectiveineffective Additionally, these plans serve to identify possible problems and recognize ineffective designs. Ineffective management and unco-ordinated information systems were perceived to be the main obstacles for both groups. And his recommendations would involve those who followed them in unwise, unnecessary, ineffective, and immoral actions. There are numerous examples of treatments that were widely used yet it was later discovered that they were either ineffective or dangerous. Also, the data are consistent with previous findings of associations among marital dissatisfaction, ineffective parenting practices, and disruptive behavior. Also in this case, unfortunately, this reflexive awareness was ineffective to palliate the patient's cognitive problems. For example, in various contexts, similar messages may be "objectively" evaluated as effective or ineffective. Ineffective states are powerless to stop political corruption. As a sop to their leftwing supporters, and perhaps to their own consciences, they coupled these with largely ineffective anti-discriminatory race relations acts. They thus fell between the categories of background modulated neurons and background ineffective neurons (the first type of neurons described above). Her work provides valuable insight into why such clubs are often ineffective in helping lonely people form satisfying relationships. Interestingly (or rather disappointingly!), back-specific exercises are surprisingly ineffective in providing long-term benefit or prevention of relapse. Second, he cites no real evidence that communication is ineffective. Traditionally, child-related policies tended to be used to gain immediate electoral stability, and they often seemed to be superficial, and hence ineffective. None the less, the duel by itself was increasingly considered an ineffective method of conducting disputes and maintaining honour. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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