pointlessly
adverb
uk /ˈpɔɪnt.ləs.li/ us /ˈpɔɪnt.ləs.li/
in a way that has no purpose and is a waste of time: 无意义地;劳而无功地;漫无目的地
Innocent lives were cruelly and pointlessly wiped out.无辜的生命被残忍而毫无意义地消灭了。
They drove pointlessly around the town.他们漫无目的地在城里兜了一圈。
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These victims of chronic pain were suffering pointlessly.
The story seemed to go in a circle pointlessly.
The soldiers went into battle bravely and died pointlessly.
The artwork seemed vapid and pointlessly controversial.
We are handicapped by pointlessly complex official procedures.
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