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Ineffective ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvnəs ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvli Ineffectiveness Effect In·Ef·Fect·Ive Adjective

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/ɪ̱nɪfe̱ktɪv/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不起作用的;无效果的;无效率的 If you say that something is ineffective, you mean that it has no effect on a process or situation.
  • Economic reform will continue to be painful and ineffective...

    经济改革仍将举步维艰,毫无成效。

  • This is an ineffective method of controlling your dog.

    用这种方法控制你的狗不起作用。

ineffectiveness
  • ...the ineffectiveness of some of the police's anti-crime strategies.

    警方某些打击犯罪的策略毫无作用


Oxford in·ef·fect·ive / ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv ; NAmE ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv / adjective not achieving what you want to achieve; not having any effect 无效果的;不起作用的;不奏效的 The new drug was ineffective. 新药不起作用。 ineffective management 管理不善 ineffectivein doing sth The law proved ineffective in dealing with the problem. 事实证明这条法规未能真正解决问题。 OPP
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in·ef·fect·ive·ness / ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvnəs ; NAmE ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvnəs / noun [uncountable ] in·ef·fect·ive·ly / ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvli ; NAmE ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvli / adverb
in·ef·fect·ive / ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv ; NAmE ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv / in·ef·fect·ive·ness / ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvnəs ; NAmE ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvnəs / in·ef·fect·ive·ly / ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvli ; NAmE ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvli /
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ineffectivein‧ef‧fec‧tive /ˌɪnəˈfektɪv◂/ ●○○ adjective
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something that is ineffective does not achieve what it is intended to achieve OPP  effectiveineffective in doing something The chemical was almost totally ineffective in killing the weeds.ineffective against Various drugs have proved ineffective against the virus. an ineffective marketing campaignineffectively adverbineffectiveness noun [uncountable]:  the ineffectiveness of most dietsRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that something does not work rather than saying that it is ineffective:· These drugs don’t work against bird flu.
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无效的(79%),无能的(13%),效率低的(8%)
adj.无效的,失效的;不起作用的

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