- Adjective
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1. without profit or reward;
- "let us have no part in profitless quarrels"- D.D.Eisenhower
- "How weary, flat, stale, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world"- Shakespeare
- synonym: unprofitable
- 1. It is profitless to continue arguing.
- 继续争论是无益的。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Revising the procedure was an entirely profitless exercise.
- 对程序进行修改是徒劳无功的。
来自《简明英汉词典》


