ineffectual

英 [ˌɪnɪˈfektʃuəl]

美 [ˌɪnɪˈfektʃuəl]

adj.  无能的; 软弱的; 达不到目的的

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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
  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

• A futile effort; the therapy was ineffectual; an otiose undertaking; an unavailing attempt.
  无用的努力；这个治疗方法没有效果；无用的承诺；无用的尝试。
• Thanks to the ineffectual efforts of prosecutors many trials were lost or abandoned.
  由于检察官的无能，许多次审讯都失败或放弃了。
• He is a well-meaning but ineffectual leader
  他是个心有余而力不足的领导者。
• A genial but ineffectual man.
  一位和蔼可亲但却没什么能耐的男人。
• Programs based solely on cost have proven ineffectual or even counter-productive.
  仅基于成本的项目已被证明无效甚至起反作用。
• 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 persuasion of the speaker was ineffectual.
  这位演说者的说服是无效的。
• All rescue measures proved ineffectual.
  抢救无效。
• 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。
• It is an ineffectual first strike.
  这是场毫无效果的攻击。