adj. 无效的,无用的;没有出息的;琐碎的,无关紧要的;一场空
网络 无用的; 无益的; 轻浮的
It would be futile to protest.
抗议也无用。
Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.
他们想征服阿富汗人的意图耗费大量金钱而且无效,只维持了十年的时间。
Like many in Russia, she blamed the country´s failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West.
像在俄罗斯的许多人一样,她把这个国家的错误归咎于想赶上西方的徒劳。
To date, the sum of my gardening experience had been futile efforts to rid the flower beds of grass.
迄今为止,我全部的园艺经验就是给花圃徒劳地除草。
We do not fight global warming because it is futile to do so.
我们不会与全球变暖作斗争,因为这样做是徒劳的。