ineffectual

英 [ˌɪnɪˈfektʃuəl]

美 [ˌɪnɪˈfektʃuəl]

adj.  无能的; 软弱的; 达不到目的的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 无能的；软弱的；达不到目的的
  without the ability to achieve much; weak; not achieving what you want to
  1. an ineffectual teacher
     不称职的教师
  2. an ineffectual attempt to reform the law
     改革法律的徒劳无益的尝试

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不起作用的;徒劳无益的
  If someone or something isineffectual, they fail to do what they are expected to do or are trying to do.
  1. The mayor had become ineffectual in the struggle to clamp down on drugs.
     市长打击毒品的努力未见成效。
  2. ...the well-meaning but ineffectual jobs programs of the past.
     过去的一些出发点很好但却无成效的就业计划

英英释义

adj

• not producing an intended effect
  1. an ineffective teacher
  2. ineffective legislation
  Synonym:ineffectiveuneffective
• lacking in power or forcefulness
  1. an ineffectual ruler
  2. like an unable phoenix in hot ashes
  Synonym:ineffectiveunable
• producing no result or effect
  1. a futile effort
  2. the therapy was ineffectual
  3. an otiose undertaking
  4. an unavailing attempt
  Synonym:futileotioseunavailing

双语例句

• He watched the flying fish burst out again and again and the ineffectual movements of the bird.
  他看着飞鱼一再地从海里冒出来，看着那只鸟儿的一无效果的行动。
• Big Brussels initiatives to arrest Europe's long-term economic decline have proved ineffectual.
  大布鲁塞尔想要阻止欧洲长期经济衰退的努力已经被证实不给力了。
• An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.
  严重失败或完全不起作用的行为。
• A genial but ineffectual man.
  一位和蔼可亲但却没什么能耐的男人。
• He was well-meaning but ineffectual.
  他本意良好但没有效果。
• After their two or three ineffectual attempts, Tom reeled, and fell heavily to the ground.
  他们徒劳无益地试了两三次之后，只见汤姆摇晃了两下，又扑通一声摔倒在地。
• He said we were ineffectual, liberal jerkoffs.
  他说我们是没用的自由派。
• Unfortunately, a vacuous slogan is underpinned by ineffectual proposals.
  遗憾的是，这个空洞的口号只得到无效提议的支撑。
• Teachers often view youth workers as undisciplined and ineffectual.
  老师们常认为青少年工作者纪律性差且能力低下。
• Our Intelligence Service was untrained, cumbersome, and almost wholly ineffectual.
  我们的情报部门人员缺乏训练，机构臃肿，简直毫无用处。