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单词 hopeless
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Definition of hopeless in English:

hopeless

adjective ˈhəʊplɪsˈhoʊpləs
  • 1Feeling or causing despair.

    没有希望的,绝望的

    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。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If your situation really looks hopeless and your debts leave you in despair, it's best to get professional help.
    • The direct reason was that she couldn't put up with the impoverishment and hopeless future.
    • That delicious uncertainty has been replaced by despairing, hopeless inevitability.
    • As I began chiselling away at the mound in front of me I realized that this was pretty hopeless.
    • It seemed pretty hopeless and the Irish had very little sympathy or support from anyone else on the issue.
    • Depressed victims believe that all mistakes are their own and believe their future is hopeless.
    • We felt that the situation had been hopeless, but Bill Sullivan assured us that we had all done very well.
    • He recalled the intense despair, the tears and that hopeless cry for forgiveness.
    • He said people felt helpless and hopeless over Garda services and many felt afraid to complain.
    • We saw people jump out of windows in a desperate, but hopeless effort to escape.
    • I feel hopeless now and I don't want my life ruined just because I have not enough cash.
    • It sometimes seems like a hopeless situation, but there still remains some optimism.
    • In the light of the authorities to which I have already referred, that ground of appeal was clearly hopeless.
    • It also means that the cause of reforming the Arab world is not as hopeless as it looks today.
    • Yet he tries to find common factors which unite Indian cooking - perhaps a hopeless task.
    • The situation seemed hopeless and desperation filled them both with anger.
    • Out of work for months David faced not only a hopeless future but severe financial problems as well.
    • They are now at the end of the visa-processing line, but their situation is far from hopeless.
    • One of my more hopeless but doggedly-pursued ambitions is to collect every one of those words.
    • Finally, never leave the examination hall in despair, however hopeless things may seem.
    Synonyms
    despairing, without hope, in despair, desperate, dejected, downhearted, despondent, demoralized, disconsolate, downcast, wretched, woebegone, forlorn, negative, pessimistic, defeatist, resigned
    irremediable, beyond hope, lost, beyond remedy, beyond repair, beyond recovery, irreparable, irreversible, incorrigible, despaired of
    past cure, incurable, grave, fatal, deadly
    impossible, beyond hope, with no chance of success, useless, no-win, futile, unworkable, impracticable, forlorn, pointless, vain
    archaic bootless, parlous
  • 2British Very bad or incompetent.

    I'm hopeless at names

    对于记名字我一点也不行。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Speaking of hopeless losers, would you like to come to my party on Saturday?
    • I said feebly that my husband dealt with that sort of thing - I was hopeless at filling in forms.
    • The Act party really needs to ditch this hopeless excuse for a free-market advocate.
    • His mum's doing the best she can, but she's on her own, and her ex is hopeless.
    • My problem was that I was brilliant at English but hopeless at maths.
    • I'm hopeless at talking about money, I give it away rather than deal with it.
    • The staff were good on smiles and sartorial smartness, but fairly hopeless at actually doing what was required of them.
    • I am hopeless at these things, but hopefully it will tax someone else.
    • The UK is just hopeless at coming up with legal responses to extremist activities.
    • When will governments learn they are hopeless at running businesses?
    • Donald was hopeless at gags and not very good at remembering jokes.
    • Stefani says that she's hopeless at spelling and grammar, but that it doesn't matter.
    • Springfield is populated by solitary obsessives who are hopeless at coexisting with fellow citizens.
    • You may have to admit that even though you were good at doing your particular job, you were hopeless at running a company.
    • This complicates the process of selling them, as I am hopeless at keeping them in a safe place.
    • I have the type of shyness which means I'm hopeless at introducing myself to strangers.
    • She's managing to pay the rent on her one-room apartment, even if she is a hopeless slob.
    • Even if you're hopeless at saving for your future, it's really easy to start saving small sums for your children.
    • Regrettably, until a few years ago, I was completely hopeless at money management.
    • We blokes are not quite as hopeless at communicating as we're constantly told.
    Synonyms
    very bad, very poor, awful, terrible, dreadful, appalling, frightful, atrocious, inferior, incompetent, inadequate, ineffective
    informal pathetic, useless, lousy, rotten, a dead loss, abysmal, dire
    British informal duff, rubbish, a load of pants, unable to do something for toffee, unable to do something to save one's life

Definition of hopeless in US English:

hopeless

adjectiveˈhōpləsˈhoʊpləs
  • 1Feeling or causing despair about something.

    没有希望的,绝望的

    Jessica looked at him in mute hopeless appeal

    杰斯默默地用乞求的目光绝望地望着他。

    his situation was obviously hopeless
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That delicious uncertainty has been replaced by despairing, hopeless inevitability.
    • The situation seemed hopeless and desperation filled them both with anger.
    • As I began chiselling away at the mound in front of me I realized that this was pretty hopeless.
    • It sometimes seems like a hopeless situation, but there still remains some optimism.
    • The direct reason was that she couldn't put up with the impoverishment and hopeless future.
    • Finally, never leave the examination hall in despair, however hopeless things may seem.
    • In the light of the authorities to which I have already referred, that ground of appeal was clearly hopeless.
    • They are now at the end of the visa-processing line, but their situation is far from hopeless.
    • He recalled the intense despair, the tears and that hopeless cry for forgiveness.
    • We felt that the situation had been hopeless, but Bill Sullivan assured us that we had all done very well.
    • It seemed pretty hopeless and the Irish had very little sympathy or support from anyone else on the issue.
    • Depressed victims believe that all mistakes are their own and believe their future is hopeless.
    • He said people felt helpless and hopeless over Garda services and many felt afraid to complain.
    • Out of work for months David faced not only a hopeless future but severe financial problems as well.
    • If your situation really looks hopeless and your debts leave you in despair, it's best to get professional help.
    • Yet he tries to find common factors which unite Indian cooking - perhaps a hopeless task.
    • We saw people jump out of windows in a desperate, but hopeless effort to escape.
    • I feel hopeless now and I don't want my life ruined just because I have not enough cash.
    • One of my more hopeless but doggedly-pursued ambitions is to collect every one of those words.
    • It also means that the cause of reforming the Arab world is not as hopeless as it looks today.
    Synonyms
    despairing, without hope, in despair, desperate, dejected, downhearted, despondent, demoralized, disconsolate, downcast, wretched, woebegone, forlorn, negative, pessimistic, defeatist, resigned
    irremediable, beyond hope, lost, beyond remedy, beyond repair, beyond recovery, irreparable, irreversible, incorrigible, despaired of
    impossible, beyond hope, with no chance of success, useless, no-win, futile, unworkable, impracticable, forlorn, pointless, vain
  • 2British Inadequate; incompetent.

    不够格的,不能胜任的

    I'm hopeless at names

    对于记名字我一点也不行。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Stefani says that she's hopeless at spelling and grammar, but that it doesn't matter.
    • We blokes are not quite as hopeless at communicating as we're constantly told.
    • When will governments learn they are hopeless at running businesses?
    • Even if you're hopeless at saving for your future, it's really easy to start saving small sums for your children.
    • Speaking of hopeless losers, would you like to come to my party on Saturday?
    • You may have to admit that even though you were good at doing your particular job, you were hopeless at running a company.
    • I have the type of shyness which means I'm hopeless at introducing myself to strangers.
    • The UK is just hopeless at coming up with legal responses to extremist activities.
    • I said feebly that my husband dealt with that sort of thing - I was hopeless at filling in forms.
    • The Act party really needs to ditch this hopeless excuse for a free-market advocate.
    • My problem was that I was brilliant at English but hopeless at maths.
    • I am hopeless at these things, but hopefully it will tax someone else.
    • His mum's doing the best she can, but she's on her own, and her ex is hopeless.
    • I'm hopeless at talking about money, I give it away rather than deal with it.
    • This complicates the process of selling them, as I am hopeless at keeping them in a safe place.
    • Regrettably, until a few years ago, I was completely hopeless at money management.
    • Donald was hopeless at gags and not very good at remembering jokes.
    • Springfield is populated by solitary obsessives who are hopeless at coexisting with fellow citizens.
    • She's managing to pay the rent on her one-room apartment, even if she is a hopeless slob.
    • The staff were good on smiles and sartorial smartness, but fairly hopeless at actually doing what was required of them.
    Synonyms
    very bad, very poor, awful, terrible, dreadful, appalling, frightful, atrocious, inferior, incompetent, inadequate, ineffective
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