worthless

英 [ˈwɜːθləs]

美 [ˈwɜːrθləs]

adj.  没用的; 无价值的; 品质坏的; 不中用的

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Collins.1 / BNC.9506 / COCA.8848

牛津词典

adj.

• 没用的；无价值的
  having no practical or financial value
  1. Critics say his paintings are worthless.
     批评家说他的画毫无价值。
• 品质坏的；不中用的
  having no good qualities or useful skills
  1. a worthless individual
     品质坏的人
  2. Constant rejections made him feel worthless.
     不断地遭到拒绝使他觉得一无是处。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无价值的;不值钱的;没用处的
  Something that isworthlessis of no real value or use.
  1. The guarantee could be worthless if the firm goes out of business...
     如果厂家倒闭，保修单就会变得毫无用处。
  2. Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works.
     除非能证明训练有效，否则就是白搭。
  3. ...a worthless piece of old junk.
     一件不值钱的旧物
• ADJ-GRADED 一无是处的；不中用的
  Someone who is described asworthlessis considered to have no good qualities or skills.
  1. You feel you really are completely worthless and unlovable.
     你会觉得自己真是毫无价值，一点也不讨人喜欢。

Be careful not to confuse the wordsworthless,invaluableandpriceless. Something which ispricelessis so precious that it is difficult to give it a value....priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini. Something which isinvaluableis very useful indeed.It has a spelling checker, which is invaluable if you are dyslexic. In contrast, something that isworthlessis of very little value.I'm afraid your shares are now worthless.
注意不要混淆 worthless, invaluable和 priceless。priceless 指非常宝贵，价值难以估量：priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini (卡诺瓦与贝尔尼尼的无价杰作)。invaluable指非常有用：It has a spelling checker, which is very invaluable if you are dyslexic (它有一个拼写检查程序，对有诵读困难的人非常有用)。而worthless则意为几乎毫无价值：I'm afraid your shares are now worthless (恐怕你的股票现在一文不值了)。

英英释义

adj

• morally reprehensible
  1. would do something as despicable as murder
  2. ugly crimes
  3. the vile development of slavery appalled them
  4. a slimy little liar
  Synonym:despicableuglyvileslimyunworthywretched
• lacking in usefulness or value
  1. a worthless idler

双语例句

• His wheat and hay had all been so damaged by the rain that it was worthless.
  他的麦子和干草遭受大雨破坏，已经不中用了。
• The co-defendants are charged with selling worthless junk bonds to thousands of unsuspecting depositors.
  此案的共同被告因向数千不明真相的存款人出售毫无价值的垃圾债券而被起诉。
• Let out the secret and it is worthless.
  戳破这窗户纸就一文不值。
• The one you have is not only worthless.
  你拿到的那个不但一文不值。
• You feel you really are completely worthless and unlovable.
  你会觉得自己真是毫无价值，一点也不讨人喜欢。
• What a fool I was to bargain away my best dishes for this worthless furniture.
  我真傻，用我最好的餐具换了这不值钱的家具。
• Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works.
  除非能证明训练有效，否则就是白搭。
• A surprising number of people were bidding for those rather worthless things at the sale.
  拍卖那些没有什么价值的东西时，出价抢购者人数之多令人咋舌。
• And the emperor pardons him-the worthless man.
  原谅了这个无用的人。
• She has been in love with that worthless boy for so long that it will take a real shock to bring her to her senses.
  长时间来她一直钟情于那个一文不值的家伙，要使她清醒过来真得费一番工夫。