bootless

英 ['buːtlɪs] 美
  • adj. 无用的;无益的;无利可图的;没穿鞋的

英文词源


bootless (adj.2)
late Old English botleas "unpardonable, not to be atoned for, without help or remedy," from boot (n.2) + -less. Meaning "useless, unprofitable" is from early 15c.
bootless (adj.1)
"lacking boots," late 14c., from boot (n.1) + -less.

双语例句


1. I " trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries. "
我 “ 哭天天不应 ”.

来自辞典例句

2. Then the starving , bootless , ragged, stupid wretches fell down and worshipped the System.
于是那些赤脚的,挨饿的, 衣衫褴褛的, 愚昧无知的可怜虫就跪倒地下,对这个制度顶礼膜拜.

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3. That effort will be bootless.
那种努力将是无益的.

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4. A bootless 4 - year - old enjoys his ride on a swing at a park in Chatham, Canada.
在加拿大查坦的一座公园里,一名光脚的四 岁 男童让阿公推著秋千乐在其中.

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