bootless 英 ['bu:tlɪs]   美 [ˈbutlɪs]

bootless

bootless  英 ['bu:tlɪs] 美 [ˈbutlɪs]

adj. 无用的;无益的;无利可图的;没穿鞋的 

That effort will be bootless. 那种努力将是无益的。
And abaft every bootless man, there are two. 每个不胜利男人的背地, 都有两个。

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  • adj. 无用的;无益的;无利可图的;没穿鞋的
  • 1. That effort will be bootless.

    那种努力将是无益的。

  • 2. And abaft every bootless man, there are two.

    每个不胜利男人的背地, 都有两个。

  • 3. And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries.

    白白地哭叫来麻烦聋耳的苍天。

  • bootless (adj.1) "lacking boots," late 14c., from boot (n.1) + -less.
  • bootless (adj.2) "without advantage, unprofitable," 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.
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