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

• Let out the secret and it is worthless.
  戳破这窗户纸就一文不值。
• He felt worthless and that no one loved him.
  他觉得自己一无是处，没人再爱他了。
• It contained so many errors as to render it worthless.
  它错误太多，所以毫无用处。
• I think I always do the worthless thing.
  我觉得我总是在做一些毫无价值的事。
• Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.
  他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。
• You'll realize I'm not as worthless as you think I am.
  你会发现我还是有我的价值的。
• They made you feel that you were a worthless human being.
  他们让你觉得自己是个不中用的人。
• Don't read worthless books.
  不要读些没有用的书。
• In other words, he became a weak, selfish and worthless person.
  就是说，他让自己成为一个又懦弱又自私而真的一无用处的人了。
• 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。