senseless

英 [ˈsensləs]

美 [ˈsensləs]

adj. 无意义的; 无目的的; 失去知觉; 不明智的; 愚蠢的

CET6 TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14544 / COCA.12428

同义词辨析

unconscious insensible senseless【导航词义：无意识的】

unconsciousadj. 失去知觉的；无意识的

〔辨析〕

指不能正常地看、听、活动等的，也指某种感觉或想法是无意识的或未意识到的。

〔例证〕

The climber was found unconscious at the foot of the mountain.
在山脚下找到那个登山者时，他已经不省人事。
Psychologists say that everyone has an unconscious need to be loved.
心理学家称每个人潜意识中都有被爱的需求。

insensibleadj. 〈正式〉没意识到的；〈文〉失去知觉的

〔辨析〕

指对自己可能会遇到的事情没有觉察的，也指人因受伤、醉酒等而没有知觉的。

〔例证〕

Did he really remain insensible of the dangers that lay ahead?
他真的依然对即将出现的危险毫无觉察吗？
Losing so much blood made him insensible.
流血过多使他失去了知觉。

senselessadj. 失去知觉的

〔辨析〕

作此义解时，可与 unconscious 换用。

〔例证〕

When they found him, he had been beaten senseless/unconscious.
他们找到他的时候，他已经被打得失去了知觉。
He didn't know how to get out of trouble and just drank himself senseless/unconscious.
他不知该如何摆脱困境，只好喝得不省人事。

牛津词典

adj.

无意义的；无目的的
having no meaning or purpose
1. senseless violence
  无谓的暴力
2. His death was a senseless waste of life.
  他白浪费了性命，死得毫无意义。
3. It's senseless to continue any further.
  再继续下去毫无意义。
失去知觉
unconscious
1. He was beaten senseless.
  他被打昏了。
2. She drank herself senseless.
  她喝得不省人事。
不明智的；愚蠢的
not using good judgement
1. The police blamed senseless drivers who went too fast.
  警察责怪莽撞司机开快车。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 无意义的;无目的的;没有益处的
If you describe an action assenseless, you think it is wrong because it has no purpose and produces no benefit.
1. ...people whose lives have been destroyed by acts of senseless violence...
  生活被那些无谓的暴力行为所毁的人们
2. If your child is thirsty for learning, then it is senseless to hold her back.
  如果你的孩子渴望学习，那就不要毫无益处地进行阻拦。
ADJ 失去知觉的;不省人事的
If someone issenseless, they are unconscious.
1. They were knocked to the ground, beaten senseless and robbed of their wallets...
  他们遭重拳击倒在地，被打得不省人事，钱包也被抢走了。
2. Then I saw my boy lying senseless on the floor.
  然后我看见儿子人事不知地躺在地板上。

英英释义

adj

(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
Synonym:nitwittedsoft-wittedwitless
unresponsive to stimulation
1. he lay insensible where he had fallen
2. drugged and senseless
Synonym:insensible
not marked by the use of reason
1. mindless violence
2. reasonless hostility
3. a senseless act
Synonym:mindlessreasonless
serving no useful purpose
1. otiose lines in a play
2. advice is wasted words
3. a pointless remark
4. a life essentially purposeless
5. senseless violence
Synonym:otiosepointlesspurposelesssuperfluouswasted

双语例句

Mr. Block hit the ceiling when he was asked senseless questions.
布洛克先生被问到无意的问题时生气了。
What a senseless fellow he is!
他是个多么愚蠢的家伙啊！
It's about time we called a halt to all this senseless arguing.
现在正是我们停止一切无谓争论的时候了。
We've had murders, but nothing like this. This is just senseless.
我们遇到过谋杀案，但从没有过这种案件，真是愚蠢。
It's a senseless argument, because homelessness is not usually based on choice.
那是无意义的论点，因为无家可归通常并不是基于一种选择。
They were knocked to the ground, beaten senseless and robbed of their wallets
他们遭重拳击倒在地，被打得不省人事，钱包也被抢走了。
They had asked her one question after another, and indeed had knocked her senseless.
他们接二连三地向她发问，确实把她搞得有点晕头转向。
Our actions will not prevent every senseless act of violence in this country.
我们的行动不可能防止这个国家所有无意义的暴力行为。
Mothers, fathers and relatives who had lost loved ones to senseless violence& stirred my soul.
他们是受害者的母亲、父亲或其他亲人们，都因为残忍的暴力而失去了心爱的人。这些故事震撼了我的心灵。
678. The senseless senator's pretense of consensus caused a sensation.
678.愚蠢参议员的舆论借口引起了轰动。