It is a
pointless arguments.
这是一个无意义的的争论。
Life just seemed
pointless to him.
生活对我来说简直没什么意义。
Still, arguing with me was
pointless.
然而， 和我争吵无意义
The meeting was completely
pointless; we didn't accomplish anything meaningful.
这次会议完全没有意义，我们没有达成任何有意义的事情。
Arguing with him is
pointless; he never changes his mind.
跟他争论是毫无意义的；他从不改变主意。
Running in circles might be tiring, but it's utterly
pointless.
跑圈可能会很累，但完全是徒劳无功。
Collecting every single item in the game feels
pointless to me.
收集游戏中的每一件物品对我来说毫无意义。
It's
pointless to worry about things you can't control.
担心你无法控制的事情是没有意义的。
The debate went on for hours, but in the end, it proved
pointless.
辩论持续了几个小时，但最终证明是毫无意义的。
Buying expensive clothes just to impress others seems
pointless to me.
为了给别人留下深刻印象而买昂贵的衣服在我看来毫无意义。
Continuing this project without proper funding is
pointless.
在没有适当资金的情况下继续这个项目是没有意义的。
Trying to reason with her when she's angry is
pointless; she won't listen.
她生气时试图跟她讲道理是没有用的；她不会听的。
Repairing this old device is
pointless – it would cost more than buying a new one.
修理这个旧设备是没有意义的——它比买一个新的还要贵。
I hope we can all hold on to a simple mindset and stick to our dreams, because if we lose our dreams, everything we strive for will become pointless and we will only become money-making machines.
Hard times have forced small business owners to make tough decisions and to be innovative and agile to surviveIt will go down as the year of disruption and dislocation, one in which, because of the pandemic, planning ahead often seemed to be a pointless exercise.
"Some people felt the cost was just too high, and others argued that it would be pointless to build an expressway because the country's automotive industry was then underdeveloped.
有些人觉得代价实在是太高了，而另一些人则认为建设高速公路毫无意义，因为当时该国的汽车工业还很不发达。
"Some experts felt building an expressway with a 120 km/h speed limit was pointless.
"A big display is pointless if it is nothing but big.
Governments at all levels must tighten their belts and reject pointless formalities and spending splurges," said Liu.
It is already pointless to debate whether regulators should allow "mixed operation", or universal banking, in formerly different financial service segments.
"Such guarantees are pointless," said Hong.
He also urged local Party committees and organizations to intensify their guidance and supervision to guard against pointless formalities, and integrate the education campaign with their current key tasks.
Efforts should be intensified to combat corruption in state-owned enterprises and the financial sector, and pointless formalities, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance should be further tackled.
He also stressed the importance of solving practical problems and avoiding pointless formalities and bureaucratism.
The supervision systems should be updated to respond to emerging problems that involve four forms of decadence: pointless formalities, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance, they said while commenting on cases issued by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision, China's top anti-graft bodies.
The third priority for the government is to explore innovative ways to perform its duties, according to the premier, who expressed firm opposition to "pointless formality and bureaucratism in all forms".
The plenary session called for continuous efforts to tackle pointless formalities, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance and take simultaneous, coordinated and comprehensive steps to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity or desire to become corrupt, in an effort to win the tough and protracted battle against corruption.
Targeted measures should be made to rectify the practice of pointless formalities and bureaucratism in implementing policies for rural revitalization and advancing the drive, according to a directive issued by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
The communique also stressed the need for continuous efforts to implement the central Party leadership's eight-point decision on improving conduct, and to tackle pointless formalities, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance.
"First made public on Dec 4, 2012, the eight-point decision targets pointless formalities, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance and seeks to rein in privilege-seeking attitudes and behavior.
"We will stay vigilant against pointless formalities and bureaucratism that affect the implementation of CPC Central Committee's decisions and plans, undermine the country's security and development, or raise the burden at the primary level," read a circular issued by the CCDI.
Noting that good conduct is critical to the survival of a governing party, the report vowed to continue to tackle pointless formalities, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance, and root out privilege-seeking mindsets and behavior.