hopeless

英[ˈhəʊpləs]美[ˈhoʊpləs]

adj.不抱希望的，无望的，无能的，糟糕透顶的；

副词：hopelessly;

名词：hopelessness;

例句

Jim's plan seemed hopeless, but he brought it off.吉姆的计划看起来没希望实现, 但是他成功了。

I’m a hopeless dancer. I’ve got two left feet.我的舞跳得可烂了，总是笨手笨脚的。

The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

I'm hopeless at Maths.我的数学很糟糕。

He is hopeless about his chances of winning the contest.他没有希望在竞赛中获胜。

He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望, 以致变为了绝望。

He gave way to hopeless grief as soon as he heard the bad message.一听到那个坏消息, 他立即陷入绝望的境地。

a hopeless footballer不中用的足球运动员

When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。

He was hopeless at French, but his teacher persevered with him.他怎麽也学不会法语, 可是老师仍锲而不舍地帮助他.

同义词

adj.

hopeless的同义词之：不可救药的

irremediableimpossiblefutileincurableremediless

hopeless的同义词之：无望的

miserabledispiriteddepresseddemoralizedheartbrokendesperatelostdespairingdisconsolatesuicidaldespondentforlorn

hopeless的同义词之：其他释义

depressingabandoned

反义词

adj.

hopeless的反义词之：失去希望的;无能的

hopeful

英语四级真题

Animal experiments by psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania had shown that after repeated failures, most animals conclude that a situation is hopeless and beyond their control.

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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

不抱希望的;绝望的

If you feel hopeless, you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success.

例句

He had not heard her cry before in this uncontrolled, hopeless way...他从未听到过她如此绝望地失声痛哭。The economic crisis makes jobs almost impossible to find and even able pupils feel hopeless about job prospects.经济危机使得找到工作几乎成为不可能，就连能力出众的学生都对工作前景不抱希望。

ADJ-GRADED

无望的;注定失败的;不会成功的

Someone or something thing that is hopeless is certain to fail or be unsuccessful.

例句

I don't believe your situation is as hopeless as you think. If you love each other, you'll work it out...我认为你们的情况并不像你想的那样无望。如果你们彼此相爱，总会找到解决办法的。A doctor is there to treat and to cure, not to dismiss anyone as a hopeless case.医生的职责是治病救人，任何人都不能被看作是无药可救而打发走。

ADJ-GRADED

（人）没有希望（做好…）的，不行的，无能的

If someone is hopeless at something, they are very bad at it.

例句

I'd be hopeless at working for somebody else...要是让我为别人工作，我一定做不好。I was fine at sports, but pretty hopeless academically.我的体育不错，但学习却很差。

ADJ-GRADED

糟糕透顶的;无可救药的;极坏的

You use hopeless to emphasize how bad or inadequate something or someone is.

例句

I don't drive and the buses are quite hopeless...我不开车，公共汽车条件又太糟糕。Argentina's economic policies were a hopeless mess.阿根廷的经济*策糟得一塌糊涂。

英汉词典释义

adj.

不抱希望的, 绝望的

He gave way to hopeless grief as soon as he heard the bad message.一听到那个坏消息, 他立即陷入绝望的境地。He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望, 以致变为了绝望。

不给人希望的, 无望的

He is hopeless about his chances of winning the contest.他没有希望在竞赛中获胜。

不行的, 无能的

I'm hopeless at Maths.我的数学很糟糕。

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success;

"in an agony of hopeless grief""with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

2. of a person unable to do something skillfully;

"I'm hopeless at mathematics"

3. certain to fail;

"the situation is hopeless"

4. (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform;

"she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers""he is a hopeless romantic"