It is useless trying to argue with Shylock.
跟夏洛克講理是沒有用的。
高三英語課文
Unit 11 The merchant of venice
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 無用的，無效的;無價值的;差勁的;不怎么樣的;
?? use用+less無...的 →無用的
"The measures were decried as useless."
這些措施受到指責，說是不起作用。
近義：idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
反義：helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
adj. 令人難于忍受的;難堪的;令人厭煩的;
v. 試圖( try的現在分詞);試驗，嘗試;審訊;
?? try(考驗)+ing(形容詞后綴)→難堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
試圖重返歌壇的已經上了年紀的流行音樂歌星
近義：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
vt. 堅決主張;提出理由證明;說服，勸告;表明，證明;
vi. 爭論，辯論;提出理由;
?? argu 解釋
"I'm not disposed to argue."
我無意爭論。
近義：jangle, polemicize, quarrel, quibble, row, spar
反義：accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge