useless
gb/jˈusləs/ us/jˈusləs/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2500
haszontalan, használhatatlan, hiábavaló
A2
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is useless for [purpose]
This old phone is useless now that it won't turn on.
Ez a régi telefon most már használhatatlan, mivel be sem kapcsol.
The map was useless because the roads had changed.
A térkép használhatatlan volt, mert megváltoztak az utak.
Without proper training, the new software is useless to the team.
His advice turned out to be useless in solving the problem.
Carrying an umbrella was useless since it didn't rain.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
This pen is useless. It has no ink.
Ez a toll használhatatlan. Nincs benne tinta.
My shoes are useless in the rain.
A cipőm semmit sem ér esőben.
The key is useless. It does not open the door.
The book is useless for learning English.
The machine is useless without electricity.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'useless' with 'not used'. 'Useless' means it cannot help or do its job, not just that it is not being used.
Σημασία
Not effective or helpful
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
completely useless
|totally useless
|prove useless
|useless attempt
|useless device
Συνώνυμα
ineffective (More formal; often used in professional or technical contexts.)
|
worthless (Stronger negative connotation, often implying no value at all.)
Αντώνυμα
useful (Direct opposite; capable of serving a purpose or achieving a result.)
|
effective (Focuses on producing the intended result successfully.)
Θέματα
daily life
|evaluation
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Not able to do what is needed or wanted.
Not capable of producing the desired result or serving a practical purpose.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
useless
IPA
GB/jˈusləs/
US/jˈusləs/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
use - less (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (use)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: useless
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
as useless as a chocolate teapot
1/ˈæz jˈusləs ˈæz ə t͡ʃˈɔklɪt tˈipˌɑt/
idiom
informal
Completely without use or value
So useless that it cannot do the job at all.
Παραδείγματα
- That broken ladder is as useless as a chocolate teapot.
- Without the right password, this computer is as useless as a chocolate teapot.
make oneself useful
1/mˈeɪk wˌʌnsˈɛlf jˈusfəl/
fixed phrase
Do something helpful
To help by doing something needed or useful.
Παραδείγματα
- If you're just standing there, you could make yourself useful and hand me those tools.
- She decided to make herself useful by cleaning the kitchen while waiting.
serve no purpose
1/sˈɚv nˈoʊ pˈɚpəs/
fixed phrase
Have no use or reason
To not be useful or needed for anything.
Παραδείγματα
- These old files serve no purpose anymore.
- Arguing about it will serve no purpose.