unfruitful
adjective
formaluk/ʌnˈfruːt.fəl/us/ʌnˈfruːt.fəl/notproducingany good orvaluableresult:
无成就的，无成果的The twosideshave beeninvolvedinlengthy- but sofarunfruitful -negotiations.双方进行了漫长但至今尚无成果的谈判。
Synonyms
fruitless
unproductive
not producing a desired result
- unsuccessfulOur attempts to change the law were unsuccessful.
- failedThe company went bankrupt pouring money into yet another failed product.
- badSales have been really bad this quarter.
- fruitlessAll our pleas that she remain in university were fruitless - she left anyway.
- unfruitfulThe negotiations were unfruitful.
notproducingfruitorcrops:
不结果实的Ifallowedtospreadtooquickly, thevinewill end up with a lot ofbare, unfruitfulwood.如果让它过快地蔓延，葡萄树最终会有很多光秃秃的、不结果的木质枝干。
In the newcolonythesoilwas unfruitful and thesettlersknewnothing offarming.在新的殖民地，土地上长不出果实，殖民者对农耕一无所知。
Synonym
barren
notproducingchildren:
不育的，不孕的They had bothagreedtoadoptafter twoyearsof unfruitfulmarriage.结婚两年没有生育，他们都愿意收养。
Synonym
barren
- Ourappealsto thecouncilenforcementofficershave been unfruitful.
- Thesearchwarrantwas very unfruitful because we got there too late.
- Although now 78yearsold, he has not given up his unfruitfulpoliticalstruggle.
- Thedecisioncan beappealed, buttypicallysuchappealsarelongand unfruitfulendeavours.
- Iseelittlebenefitinexpendingourresourcesandenergiesin unfruitfulexpeditions.
Useless and futile
- a mug's gameidiom
- adrift
- aimless
- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- airy-fairy
- frivolous
- frivolousness
- fruitless
- fruitlessly
- fruitlessness
- moon around
- motiveless
- negate
- negation
- unfavourably
- unrealistic
- unrealistically
- untilyou areblue in the faceidiom
- unviability
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