Mindless ˈmaɪndləs ˈmaɪndləsli Describe Thought [Disapproval Mindlessly Syn
Mindless (adj.) means doing something without thought, leading to no purpose, or being stupid and unthinking. It can also describe an activity that is dull and repetitive.
Mindless (adj.) means doing something without thought, leading to no purpose, or being stupid and unthinking. It can also describe an activity that is dull and repetitive.
[ADJ 形容词]盲目的;愚昧的 If you describe a violent action as mindless, you mean that it is done without thought and will achieve nothing.
[usu ADJ n]
[disapproval]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
...a plot that mixes blackmail, extortion and mindless violence.
集合了敲诈勒索和盲目暴力的故事情节
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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]愚蠢的;无知的;不动脑子的 If you describe a person or group as mindless, you mean that they are stupid or do not think about what they are doing.
[disapproval]
She wasn't at all the mindless little wife so many people perceived her to be.
她绝对不是许多人认为的那种愚蠢的小媳妇。
mindlessly
I was annoyed with myself for having so quickly and mindlessly lost thirty dollars.
我恨自己怎么会这么快就傻乎乎地损失了30美元。
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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]单调乏味的;无需动脑筋的 If you describe an activity as mindless, you mean that it is so dull that people do it or take part in it without thinking.
[disapproval]
...the mindless repetitiveness of some tasks.
一些工作中的机械重复
mindlessly
I spent many hours mindlessly banging a tennis ball against the wall.
我好几个小时都在机械地往墙上打网球。
Oxford
mind·less/ˈmaɪndləs; NAmEˈmaɪndləs/adjective1done or acting without thought and for no particular reason or purpose 没头脑的;无谓的;盲目的SYN
senseless
◆mindless violence无谓的暴力◆mindless vandals盲目破坏公物者2not needing thought or intelligence 无需动脑筋的;机械的SYN
dull
◆a mindless and repetitive task机械重复的工作3mindlessof sb/sth ( formal) not remembering sb/sth and not considering them or it when you do sth 不顾虑◆We explored the whole town, mindless of the cold and rain.我们不顾寒冷和下雨,在整个城市到处转。▶mind·less·ly/ˈmaɪndləsli; NAmEˈmaɪndləsli/adverbmind·less/ˈmaɪndləs; NAmEˈmaɪndləs/mind·less·ly/ˈmaɪndləsli; NAmEˈmaɪndləsli/
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mindlessmind‧less /ˈmaɪndləs/ adjective
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1completely stupid and without any purposeSYN senseless: His drinking bouts often ended in acts of mindless violence.2if something is mindless, you can do it or watch it without thinking or using your mind: Doug was watching something mindless on television. the mindless routine of military discipline► see thesaurus at
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3mindless of something not paying attention to something, especially something dangerous or unpleasant: After lunch we explored the city, mindless of the rain.—mindlessly adverb
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mindless
[ˈmaɪndləs]
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愚蠢的(60%),不顾虑的(20%),不留神的(10%),无需动脑的(10%)
adj.愚蠢的;不小心的;不需要动脑筋的;不顾虑的
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