hopeless

['həuplisli]

adj. 没有希望的, 绝望的, 无可救药的

a.

1. 绝望的, 不抱希望的

The lost hikers felt helpless.

这些迷路的徒步旅行者感到绝望。

2. 无望的, 没有办法的

Our position is hopeless; we'll never get out alive.

我们的处境毫无希望, 我们决不可能活着出去。

3. 【口】无能的, 不行的

His work is hopeless, and so is he.

他的工作实在不行, 他这人也不行。

词形变化

副词: hopelessly |

词义辨析

同义:

a.无望的

desperate  despairing  despondent  forlorn  disconsolate  demoralized  lost  miserable  heartbroken  depressed  suicidal  dispirited

a.不可救药的

irremediable  remediless  incurable  futile  impossible  

同义参见:

lost  depressing  abandoned  

反义:

a.失去希望的; 无能的

hopeful  

英英释义

形容词 hopeless:

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

of a person unable to do something skillfully

certain to fail

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

补充

hopelesshopeless英:[ˈhəuplis] 美:[ˈhoplɪs]adj.1.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。2.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。3.不行的, 无能的I'm hopeless at Maths.我的数学很糟糕。

例句

1. I don't believe your situation is as hopeless as you think.我认为你的处境并不像你想的那么无望。 2. 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, 不能以无药可救打发任何人。 3. He didn't see her as a hopeless case who'd never get a man on her own.他并不被认为她就那么不可救药, 连独自找个男人都找不到。 4. 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。 5. Even able pupils feel hopeless about job prospects.就连能力出众的学生都对工作前景不抱希望。 6. She's a hopeless cook.她厨艺很差。 7. I was fine at sports, but pretty hopeless academically.我体育不错, 但学习却很差。 8. I'm hopeless at maths.我对数学一窍不通。 9. They are hopeless at taking the initiative.他们不善于采取主动。 10. I proved to be hopeless as a teacher.结果证明我当不了老师。 11. The caretakers are hopeless. Anyone can just walk in and take stuff.这些看门人很不称职。谁都能进来拿东西。 12. Argentina's economic policies were a hopeless mess.阿根廷的经济政策糟得一塌糊涂。 13. Jess looked at him in mute hopeless appeal.杰斯默默地用乞求的目光绝望地望着他。 14. I'm hopeless at names.对于记名字我一点也不行。 15. It's hopeless. There is nothing we can do.没有希望了。我们也没有办法。 16. I'm absolutely hopeless at tennis.我网球打得糟透了。 17. They were hopelessly lost.他们完全迷了路。 18. He felt confused and hopeless after losing his job.失业后，他感到迷惘而又无望。 19. She's a hopeless romantic.她是个彻头彻尾的浪漫主义者。 20. We were the most hopeless group of golfers you ever saw.我们曾是你所见过的最差的一群高尔夫球手。 21. We were hopeless at (playing) golf.我们高尔夫球打得极差。 22. a hopeless situation无法挽救的局势 23. "He's very ill, but his condition isn't hopeless."他病得很重，但并非无望好转。 24. a hopeless problem/task不能解决的问题；无法完成的任务 25. He stared hopelessly out the window.他绝望地望向窗外。 26. He's a hopelessly naive person.他这人极为幼稚。 27. She was hopelessly addicted to tobacco.她不可救药地染上了烟瘾。 28. They fell hopelessly in love.他们爱得无法自拔。 29. feelings of hopelessness绝望的感觉