bootless
英 ['buːtlɪs]
美
- adj. 无用的；无益的；无利可图的；没穿鞋的
英英释意
- 1. unproductive of success;
- "a fruitless search"
- "futile years after her artistic peak"
- "a sleeveless errand"
- "a vain attempt"
英文词源
- bootless (adj.2)
- late Old English botleas "unpardonable, not to be atoned for, without help or remedy," from boot (n.2) + -less. Meaning "useless, unprofitable" is from early 15c.
- bootless (adj.1)
- "lacking boots," late 14c., from boot (n.1) + -less.
实用场景例句
- I " trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries. "
- 我 “ 哭天天不应 ”.
辞典例句
- That effort will be bootless.
- 那种努力将是无益的.
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