1·Life seems grey and pointless without him.
没有他生活就显得沉闷而无意义。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·What’s the point of giving the country’s workers Monday off if they just reschedule all the pointless meetings on Tuesday?
你给这个国家的工作者劳动节是为了什么？ 如果他们只是把所有的无意义的会议安排在星期二上呢？
3·One of the most vexed, and ultimately pointless, fights will be over "own resources".
围绕着“自有资源”展开的斗争是最烦心也是最无意义的斗争之一。
4·While unlikely, this could be triggered by the EU not giving Microsoft any relief and making the effort look pointless.
然而不大可能的是，这可能由不会给微软任何补贴和无意义帮助的欧盟来推动。
5·A sustained program of giving becomes pretty pointless when it's clear that no one is willing to receive, regardless of how impressive the scale of would-be giving is.
持续计划给就相当无意义的如果有明显的，没有人愿意接受的，不管有多么令人印象深刻的给予是潜在的规模。
1·That's $800 more in the bank, and $800 less wanted on pointless interest payments.
这意味着在银行多存了800美元，而在无谓的利息支付上少了800美元。
2·He homed on a pointless quarrel when we discussed the plan of cooperation.
在讨论我们双方的合作方案时，他把讨论引入了无谓的争吵。
3·And part of the outcome of this gamble depends on whether voters perceive Republican opposition as a principled stand against pointless spending, or an example of simple obstructionism.
这场赌博的结局还在一定程度上取决于选民究竟是会把共和党的反对看作是坚持原则、和无谓支出做斗争，还是存心在这里搅局。
4·There is no shortage of pointless laws in her line of business.
在她的业务范围内不缺无谓的法律。
5·Degifting can also refer to the act of replacing useless and pointless merchandise with something more meaningful, such as a charitable donation, service project or holiday party.
另外，degifting也指用更加有意义的行为取代过节时无用又无谓的商品互赠行为，比如捐赠善款、志愿服务或者办个节日聚会等。
1·In confined areas you need to maintain good clearances for your bar-handles to avoid brutally sudden crashes. Crashing is often caused by pointless use of brakes or using them in a wrong situation.
为了避免突然犁田，必须在有限的范围内保持很好的操控空间，犁田的原因经常是因为使用刹车不得要领或在错误的情境下使用造成的。
2·Pointless or rambling meetings account for a disproportionate share of workplace time leakage.
不得要领或是散漫的会议占据了很大一部分的工作时间浪费。