While unlikely, this could be triggered by the EU not giving Microsoft any relief and making the effort look pointless.

然而不大可能的是，这可能由不会给微软任何补贴和无意义帮助的欧盟来推动。

youdao

This takes a huge amount of effort and is pointless now that so many free open-source content management systems are available.

这项工作耗费大量精力，而且随着许多开源的内容管理系统变得毫无意义。

youdao

Odie, let 's talk effort versus return here. You know, you can still lead a pointless life without all that running around.

欧弟，我们谈谈努力与回报的问题吧。要知道，你用不着那样无头苍蝇似的奔来跑去，也一样能过上毫无意义的生活。

youdao

And unfortunately, they're wasting a lot of time, as I was saying, on an effort that is pointless and futile.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

But this particular effort is misconceived and pointless.

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