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unfruitful

/uhn-froot-fuhl/US // ʌnˈfrut fəl //UK // (ʌnˈfruːtfʊl) //

不结果实的,不结果实,不结果的,不结实的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not providing satisfaction; unprofitable: unfruitful efforts.
    • : not producing offspring; sterile: an unfruitful marriage.
    • : not yielding good crops; infertile: unfruitful acres.
    • : not bearing fruit; fruitless; barren: an unfruitful tree.

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Examples

  • Yet an age in which great questions were handled by great men could not be either an unfruitful or an uninteresting one.

  • St. Paul says, "If I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful."

  • It is astonishing to see with what facility the vine thrives in a soil apparently so unfruitful.

  • The process of the fiery judgment consuming the unfruitful vine tree had already begun.

  • The Parable of the unfruitful vine shows that the nation was good for nothing, and burning awaited the city.