ineffectually
adverb
formaluk/ˌɪn.ɪˈfek.tʃu.ə.li/us/ˌɪn.ɪˈfek.tʃu.ə.li/in a way that does notproducegoodresults:
无效地;徒劳无益地;不起作用地Shetriedineffectually toencouragehim toeat.她试图鼓励他吃饭,但徒劳无功。
At onecampthere are hundreds ofhuts, ineffectuallythatchedwithstraw.一个营地有数百间茅草屋,用稻草盖着屋顶,但效果不佳。
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ineffectual
- Theyshoutedineffectually,tryingtocatchthe foreman’sattention.
- She wasworkingineffectually on aPhDat thetime, which she did notcompleteuntil manyyearslater.
- At 4.30 a.m., I am ineffectuallyshooingmyfree-rangeherddownhillto themilkinghut.
Useless and futile
- a mug's gameidiom
- adrift
- aimless
- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- airy-fairy
- frivolous
- frivolousness
- fruitless
- fruitlessly
- fruitlessness
- motiveless
- negate
- negation
- no goodidiom
- unfruitful
- unrealistic
- unrealistically
- untilyou areblue in the faceidiom
- unviability