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.
[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。
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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](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; NAmEˈhoʊpləs/adjective1if 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 人)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。4feeling 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; NAmEˈhoʊpləsli/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; NAmEˈhoʊpləsnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆a sense/feeling of hopelessness绝望感hope·less/ˈhəʊpləs; NAmEˈhoʊpləs/hope·less·ly/ˈhəʊpləsli; NAmEˈhoʊpləsli/hope·less·ness/ˈhəʊpləsnəs; NAmEˈhoʊpləsnəs/
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 badSYN 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]
WDF
hopeless
[ˈhəʊpləs]
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ADJ11534
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Spoken:
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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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