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unproductive

US // (ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv) //

无益的,徒劳无功,徒劳无功的,无成效的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not productive of
    • : not producing goods and services with exchange value

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Examples

  • They became, in a sense, unproductive employees, and were summarily fired.

  • Strategic foresight offers an alternative to unproductive worry.

  • That way, we are more likely to avoid previous mistakes, break unproductive patterns, and benefit from lessons learned.

  • Most of them are woefully unproductive, and tyrannize our offices.

  • So if senior managers are calling them unproductive, we know we have a problem.

  • As many expected, the talks were unproductive, but massive crowds gathered to watch the televised debate at the protest sites.

  • Software patents have become a source of unproductive litigation that entrenches large tech companies and inhibits creativity.

  • That fat turned out to be bloated and unproductive dealerships.

  • If the next Congress finds rules from the last Congress to be outdated or unproductive, members can tear them up and start over.

  • I also expected boredom to be exactly how it is: mind-numbingly unproductive.

  • He sat glum and thoughtful, his mind in unproductive travail, until the captain was announced.

  • The most unproductive part appeared to be the narrow strip that extends towards Cape Van Diemen.

  • The deposits received are not left unproductive, they are placed in funds, public or otherwise.

  • The fisheries were comparatively unproductive, and the potato crop failed.

  • It is in accordance with facts to call American professors, as a class, unproductive.