fruitlessly是什么意思？

fruitlessly

英['fru:tləslɪ] 美['frutləslɪ]

• adv. 徒劳地，无益地；

形容词：fruitless;

例句

• The donkey became extremely angry and tried hard to kick the tiger but fruitlessly. 毛驴很愤怒，尝试着用蹄子踢老虎，但没成功。
• Four years of negotiation ended fruitlessly last December. 历时4年的谈判在去年12月无果而终。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  无结果的;无成效的;徒劳的
  Fruitless actions, events, or efforts do not achieve anything at all.
  例句
  It was a fruitless search... 搜寻工作毫无结果。 Talks have so far have been fruitless. 会谈到目前为止未见成果。

英英词典释义

• Adverb
  1. in an unproductive manner