idiom
to make (something) pointless
It would defeat the purpose of having a nice car if you never got to drive it.
idiom
to make (something) pointless
It would defeat the purpose of having a nice car if you never got to drive it.
defeat the purpose of英英释义
defeat the purpose of 例句
1 Trapping water would defeat the purpose of filling the cracks to seal them.
2 Plugging the gap between the flashing and the window trim or lower panel would trap moisture and defeat the purpose of the flashing.
3 Putting on an opaque case would defeat the purpose of the Glyph system, but there's more to the Nothing Phone (2) than its back.
4 That would defeat the purpose of passive collection, Park said, which is key to smart toilet success.
5 Eye-tracking cameras are the most likely solution since nagging the driver periodically would defeat the purpose of Level 3 autonomy.
6 Many crypto enthusiasts argue that regulation could stunt innovation and defeat the purpose of decentralized currency, which is to cut out middlemen like big banks and the federal government.
7 The main challenge was that this was to be a TV show with many theme songs — which would seem to defeat the purpose of having a theme song.
8 Many, many children -- especially as stay-at-home order are lifted -- are going to congregate outside of schools and kind of defeat the purpose of it.