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Hopeless Bad Situation Hopelessly I Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Feel

The word "hopeless" describes a state of lacking hope, being destined to fail, or being very bad at something. It can also be used to emphasize how inadequate a situation or person is.

The word "hopeless" describes a state of lacking hope, being destined to fail, or being very bad at something. It can also be used to emphasize how inadequate a situation or person is.

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hopeless ★★☆☆☆
/ho͟ʊpləs/
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.
  • 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。

hopelessly
  • I looked around hopelessly.

    我绝望地四下张望。

  • ...a young woman hopelessly in love with a handsome hero.

    不可自拔地爱上一位英俊勇士的年轻女子

hopelessness
  • She had a feeling of hopelessness about the future.

    她对未来感到绝望。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.
  • 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。

3
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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.
  [oft ADJ at n]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • 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。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.
  [emphasis]
  • 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.

    阿根廷的经济政策糟得一塌糊涂。

hopelessly
  • The story is hopelessly confusing...

    情节实在令人费解。

  • Harry was hopelessly lost...

    哈里彻底迷了路。

  • By October 1990, when arrested, he was hopelessly in debt.

    到1990年10月被捕时,他已经负债累累。


Oxford 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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hopelesshope‧less /ˈhəʊpləs $ ˈhoʊp-/ ●●○ S3 adjective
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1if something that you try to do is hopeless, there is no possibility of it being successful:  We tried to stop the flames from spreading, but we knew it was hopeless. Getting your work published often seems a hopeless task. I kept on struggling forward, even though I knew it was hopeless.2a hopeless situation is so bad that there is no chance of success or improvement:  The situation is not as hopeless as it might seem. the millions who live in hopeless poverty3especially British English informal very bad SYN  terrible:  I’m a hopeless cook.hopeless at (doing) something My brother was always pretty hopeless at ball games.hopeless with I’m hopeless with machinery. I’ve got a hopeless memory. The public transport system was absolutely hopeless.4feeling no hope:  I began to feel lonely and hopeless.5used, often humorously, to say that someone’s bad behaviour cannot be changed:  Oh, James, you really are a hopeless case (=it seems impossible to change your behaviour)!hopeless romantic/materialist/drunk etc She was a hopeless romantic, always convinced that one day she would meet the man of her dreams.hopelessness noun [uncountable]
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hopeless

[ˈhəʊpləs]

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绝望的(62%),没有希望的(24%),无可救药的(14%)
adj.绝望的;不可救药的

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