ineffectual
英 [ˌɪnɪˈfektʃuəl]
美 [ˌɪnɪˈfektʃuəl]
adj. 无能的; 软弱的; 达不到目的的
Collins.1 / BNC.14052 / COCA.17367
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- an ineffectual teacher
不称职的教师 - an ineffectual attempt to reform the law
改革法律的徒劳无益的尝试
- an ineffectual teacher
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.- 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。 - ...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
- The mayor had become ineffectual in the struggle to clamp down on drugs.
英英释义
adj
- not producing an intended effect
- an ineffective teacher
- ineffective legislation
- lacking in power or forcefulness
- an ineffectual ruler
- like an unable phoenix in hot ashes
- producing no result or effect
- a futile effort
- the therapy was ineffectual
- an otiose undertaking
- an unavailing attempt
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。 - Dissertations that sound choppy or stuttered are for the most part ineffectual and will most likely fail to impress.
论文的声音断断续续或结结巴巴的大部分是无效的,并很可能将无法留下深刻的印象。 - In the case of Mr Obama, it is based on the perception that he is ineffectual.
对奥巴马的不信任建立在人们认为他无效的基础之上。 - Dog-days n. [ pl.] She had felt at the same time that he was helpless and ineffectual.
三伏天,大热天;无所作为的时期,无精打采的日子。同时她也看到了他的孤弱无能,无所作为。 - He is a well-meaning but ineffectual leader
他是个心有余而力不足的领导者。 - In his view, the Commission remains a toothless and ineffectual body.
在他看来,委员会仍然是一个没有实权、不起作用的机构。 - The belief that I've finally left behind is that I am a powerless, ineffectual being, unable to change my life.
被我抛在脑后的信念是我是一个无能的,不成功的人,不能改变我的生活。 - 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。 - 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。 - He was well-meaning but ineffectual.
他本意良好但没有效果。