中英互译
footling
英 /ˈfuːtlɪŋ/美 /ˈfuːtlɪŋ/
基本释义
- adj.无价值的；无能的；无足轻重的；愚昧的
- v.做笨事；浪费时间（footle 的 ing 形式）
GRE
双语例句
- Congress's response to recent bribery scandals has been to impose footling restrictions on lobbyists.国会对于近期行贿丑闻的回应是给说客强加了琐细的限制条款。
- But it has been interpreted to mean that they must abide by every footling wildlife regulation on Earth.但是这已经被解释为意味着美国人必须要遵守地球上每一条无关紧要的野生动物保护法。
- Unless the economy starts to recover powerfully enough to cut America's high unemployment levels, this modest set of policies will seem footling.除非经济强劲反弹的力度大到能将美国的高失业率降下来，不然这种动作不大的政策将作用有限。
网络短语
- Footling breech足式臀位
- footling presentation倒产；足先露
- footling little jobs鸡毛蒜皮的活儿
- fatuous footling benighted愚昧的
- footling or floor-board纵板条
词语扩展
英英释义
- adj.(informal) small and of little importance
词源
- footling无足轻重的来自foot, 脚。-ling, 小词后缀。引申义无足轻重的人。