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ineffectual adj.（东西）无效的；无益的；白费的；（人）无能的 (1) 探照灯在雾中不起作用。(2) 所有抢救措施都证明无效。(3) 她的手也几乎没有用。(4) 几年徒劳无益的服务，在论功行赏时就大有关系。(5) 他们试图改革法律，结果只是徒劳。(6) 他无法应付局面 Ineffectual as a word is similar to ineffective, but while ineffective implies that something simply doesn't work, ineffectual carries with it the idea of weakness too. A broken baseball bat is ineffective, a baseball bat made out of felt? Ineffectual.

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英 [ˌɪnɪ'fektʃuəl] 美 [ˌɪnɪ'fektʃuəl] (1) The searchlights were ineffectual in the fog.(2) All rescue measures proved ineffectual.(3) Her hands were almost ineffectual.(4) The years of ineffectual service counts big in the bestowal of rewards.(5) They made some ineffectual attempts to reform the law(6) He won't be able to deal with the situation; he's too ineffectual. If you are a coach with a losing team that doesn't listen to you, don't be surprised if you are called ineffectual. It means too weak to produce the desired effect. 1[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；徒劳无益的 If someone or something is ineffectual, they fail to do what they are expected to do or are trying to do. The mayor had become ineffectual in the struggle to clamp down on drugs.市长打击毒品的努力未见成效。...the well-meaning but ineffectual jobs programs of the past.过去的一些出发点很好但却无成效的就业计划ineffectuallyHer voice trailed off ineffectually.她的声音越来越微弱了。

英语单词	ineffectual
英美音标	英 [ˌɪnɪ'fektʃuəl] 美 [ˌɪnɪ'fektʃuəl]
中文释义	adj.（东西）无效的；无益的；白费的；（人）无能的
英语例句	(1) The searchlights were ineffectual in the fog. (2) All rescue measures proved ineffectual. (3) Her hands were almost ineffectual. (4) The years of ineffectual service counts big in the bestowal of rewards. (5) They made some ineffectual attempts to reform the law (6) He won't be able to deal with the situation; he's too ineffectual.
中文例句	(1) 探照灯在雾中不起作用。 (2) 所有抢救措施都证明无效。 (3) 她的手也几乎没有用。 (4) 几年徒劳无益的服务，在论功行赏时就大有关系。 (5) 他们试图改革法律，结果只是徒劳。 (6) 他无法应付局面
vocabulary简明	If you are a coach with a losing team that doesn't listen to you, don't be surprised if you are called ineffectual. It means too weak to produce the desired effect.
vocabulary扩展	Ineffectual as a word is similar to ineffective, but while ineffective implies that something simply doesn't work, ineffectual carries with it the idea of weakness too. A broken baseball bat is ineffective, a baseball bat made out of felt? Ineffectual.
柯林斯解释	1 [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；徒劳无益的 If someone or something is ineffectual, they fail to do what they are expected to do or are trying to do. The mayor had become ineffectual in the struggle to clamp down on drugs. 市长打击毒品的努力未见成效。 ...the well-meaning but ineffectual jobs programs of the past. 过去的一些出发点很好但却无成效的就业计划 ineffectually Her voice trailed off ineffectually. 她的声音越来越微弱了。

Ineffectual Made Ineffective Baseball Bat 英 ˌɪnɪ'Fektʃuəl] 美 ˌɪnɪ'Fektʃuəl