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hopeless

英 ['həʊplɪs] 美['hopləs]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词irremediable impossible futile incurable

反义词

adj. 绝望的；不可救药的

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词态变化

副词: hopelessly;名词: hopelessness;

英英释意

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"

英文词源

hopeless (adj.): 1560s, from hope (n.) + -less. Related: Hopelessly; hopelessness.

考试真题

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.

Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life.

To sum up: a system of conservation based solely on economic self-interest is hopelessly lopsided It tends to ignore, and thus eventually to eliminate, many elements in the land community that lack commercial value, but that are essential to its healthy functioning.

实用场景例句

[不可数名词]a sense/feeling of hopelessness: 绝望感

‘I'll never manage it, ’ he said hopelessly.: “我永远也搞不定。”他绝望地说。

to be hopelessly in love: 爱得不能自拔

They were hopelessly lost.: 他们彻底失败了。

hopelessly outnumbered: 数量上被远远超过

She felt lonely and hopeless.: 她感到孤独绝望。

I'm hopeless at science.: 我对理科一窍不通。

a hopeless driver: 无用的司机

The buses are absolutely hopeless these days!: 如今的公共汽车简直糟透了。

He felt that his life was a hopeless mess.: 他觉得他生活得狼狈不堪。

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。

It's hopeless trying to convince her.: 想说服她简直是徒劳。

a hopeless situation: 无可挽救的局势

Argentina's economic policies were a hopeless mess.: 阿根廷的经济政策糟得一塌糊涂。

I don't drive and the buses are quite hopeless...: 我不开车，公共汽车条件又太糟糕。

I was fine at sports, but pretty hopeless academically.: 我的体育不错，但学习却很差。

I'd be hopeless at working for somebody else...: 要是让我为别人工作，我一定做不好。

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。

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。

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。

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。

It is a hopeless understatement to say that I am deeply grateful.: 只是一句“我深深地感谢”远不足以表达我的谢意.

During depression, they might feel painfully sad, hopeless, and immobilized.: 在抑郁时, 他们可能感到痛苦忧伤、无望和难以行动.