futile
gb/fjˈutəl/ us/fjˈutəl/
B2
Ingles
~ 7600
hiábavaló, eredménytelen
B2
1
hiábavaló
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
it is futile to [verb]
After hours of arguing, they realized it was futile to keep trying to change his mind.
Órákig tartó vitatkozás után rájöttek, hogy hiábavaló tovább próbálni megváltoztatni a véleményét.
The rescue team made a futile search for survivors in the collapsed building.
A mentőcsapat hiábavaló keresést folytatott túlélők után az összedőlt épületben.
I knew it was futile, but I checked my email for the tenth time that hour.
Their complaints proved futile, and the policy remained unchanged.
She made one last, futile attempt to catch the departing train.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
It is futile to shout; no one can hear you.
Hiábavaló kiabálni; senki sem hall téged.
Our long walk in the rain was a futile search for the lost dog.
A hosszú gyaloglásunk az esőben hiábavaló keresés volt az elveszett kutya után.
He made a futile effort to fix the broken phone.
Their plan to stop the storm was clearly futile.
We knew it was futile, but we tried again.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes use "futile" to describe a person instead of their actions, for example *"He is a futile"* instead of "His efforts are futile" or "It is futile for him to try." Another confusion is with the word "useless": "useless" can be used for objects ("a useless tool"), while "futile" is most often used for actions, attempts, or efforts ("a futile attempt").
Kahulugan
Pointless; unable to achieve anything
Mga kolokasyon
futile attempt
|futile effort
|futile gesture
|futile search
|prove futile
|seem futile
Mga kasingkahulugan
pointless (Very close in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech.)
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useless (Stronger and more emotional; can sound more informal or blunt.)
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fruitless (Often used for searches or efforts that do not bring results, slightly more formal.)
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ineffective (More technical or formal, focusing on lack of effect rather than lack of purpose.)
Mga kasalungat
effective (Stresses that the action actually works and produces the desired result.)
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worthwhile (Focuses on the time or effort being valuable and not wasted.)
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useful (Highlights that something has practical value or benefit, not a waste.)
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productive (Emphasizes producing good or many results, the opposite of wasted effort.)
Mga tema
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Not able to change anything or get a good result, so there is no point in doing it.
Unable to produce any useful result; achieving no practical effect and therefore pointless.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
futile
IPA
GB/fjˈutəl/
US/fjˈutəl/
Mga pantig at diin
fu - tile (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (fu)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: futile
Mga kaugnay na salita
Core family
futility
noun
Related words
futilely
adverb
Mga ekspresyon
a futile attempt
1/ə fjˈutəl ətˈɛmpt/
fixed phrase
An attempt that is sure to fail
An effort to do something that will not work and will not change the result.
Mga Halimbawa
- They made a futile attempt to save the old tree from being cut down.
- In a futile attempt to impress his boss, he stayed late every night for a month.
in a futile attempt to
1/ˈɪn ə fjˈutəl ətˈɛmpt tə/
fixed phrase
While making an attempt that will fail
Used before a verb to say that someone does something, but this action will not succeed in reaching its goal.
Mga Halimbawa
- She called him three times in a futile attempt to explain what had happened.
- He ran after the bus in a futile attempt to catch it before it left.
prove futile
1/pɹˈuv fjˈutəl/
fixed phrase
To turn out to be pointless
To finally be shown to have no effect or no useful result.
Mga Halimbawa
- Their legal challenge proved futile when the court rejected the case.
- All our efforts to contact the company proved futile.