hopeless 英 [ˈhəʊpləs]   美 [ˈhoʊpləs]

hopeless

hopeless  英 [ˈhəʊpləs] 美 [ˈhoʊpləs]

adj. 绝望的;极差的 

a hopeless situation 无可挽救的局势
It's hopeless trying to convince her. 想说服她简直是徒劳。

  • Someone who's hopeless believes that nothing good can happen — a happy ending seems impossible. If you realize there's no way you'll pass your biology class, it's a hopeless situation.
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  • adj. 绝望的;极差的
  • 1. a hopeless situation

    无可挽救的局势

  • 2. It's hopeless trying to convince her.

    想说服她简直是徒劳。

  • 3. a hopeless driver

    无用的司机

  • 4. I'm hopeless at science.

    我对理科一窍不通。

  • 5. They were hopelessly lost.

    他们彻底失败了。

  • hopeless (adj.) 1560s, "offering no grounds for hope," from hope (n.) + -less. From 1580s as "having no expectation of success." Related: Hopelessly; hopelessness.
hope·less / ˈhəʊpləs ; NAmE ˈhoʊpləs / adjective 1 if sth is hopeless,there is no hope that it will get better or succeed 没有好转(或成功)希望的;无望的 a hopeless situation 无可挽救的局势 It's hopelesstrying to convince her. 想说服她简直是徒劳。 Most of the students are making good progress, but Michael is a hopeless case. 大多数学生都很有进步,唯有迈克尔不可救药。 He felt that his life was a hopeless mess. 他觉得他生活得狼狈不堪。 2 ( BrE) ( informal) extremely bad 极差的;糟糕透顶的 SYN terrible The buses are absolutely hopeless these days! 如今的公共汽车简直糟透了。 3 ( especially BrE) (of people ) very bad (at sth); with no ability or skill 不能胜任的;无能的;缺乏技能的 SYN terrible a hopeless driver 无用的司机 hopelessat sth I'm hopeless at science. 我对理科一窍不通。 4 feeling or showing no hope 感到(或显得)无望的 She felt lonely and hopeless. 她感到孤独绝望。 hope·less·ly / ˈhəʊpləsli ; NAmE ˈhoʊpləsli / adverb hopelessly outnumbered 数量上被远远超过 They were hopelessly lost. 他们彻底失败了。 to be hopelessly in love 爱得不能自拔 ‘I'll never manage it,’ he said hopelessly. “我永远也搞不定。”他绝望地说。 hope·less·ness / ˈhəʊpləsnəs ; NAmE ˈhoʊpləsnəs / noun [uncountable ] a sense/feeling of hopelessness 绝望感 hope·less / ˈhəʊpləs ; NAmE ˈhoʊpləs / hope·less·ly / ˈhəʊpləsli ; NAmE ˈhoʊpləsli / hope·less·ness / ˈhəʊpləsnəs ; NAmE ˈhoʊpləsnəs /
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