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单词 hopeless
释义
hopeless
adjective
uk
/ˈhəʊp.ləs/us
/ˈhoʊp.ləs/
B1
withouthope:
没希望的
a hopelesssituation毫无希望的局势
Theysearchedforsurvivorsbut it was hopeless.他们搜寻生还者，但没有什么希望。
She wasdepressedandfelttotallyhopeless about thefuture.她情绪低落，觉得未来毫无希望。
B2
completelywithoutskillat aparticularactivity:
非常不擅长的
I'm hopelessatsports.我在体育方面糟透了。
He's a hopelesscook.他做饭一塌糊涂。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
bad at something
  • bad atI was overweight and bad at sport.
  • hopelessI’m completely hopeless in the kitchen.
  • uselessUKHe’s useless at maths.
  • rubbishUKShe’s a pretty rubbish singer, really.
  • incompetentThe rules have made it hard to remove incompetent teachers.
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More examples
  • When he first went fortreatmentat thehospitalheseemedto be a hopelesscase.
  • Thecharactersin hisnovelsinhabitableakand hopelessuniverse.
  • "It's hopeless, " he said,shakinghisheaddespondently.
  • Thesituationseemstobecomemore hopeless with everypassingday.
  • There is no way out of here. We'vetriedeverything - it's hopeless.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not hopeful
  • be in a funkidiom
  • be on a hiding to nothingidiom
  • bleak
  • bleakly
  • bleakness
  • dispiritedness
  • dispiritingly
  • doomed
  • doomster
  • downcast
  • downhearted
  • gloom
  • hopelessly
  • hopelessness
  • lose heartidiom
  • merchant
  • merchant of doom/gloomidiom
  • someonecan't winidiom
  • undone
  • what are you going to do?idiom
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Useless and futile
Inability and awkwardness

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hopelessness
(Definition ofhopelessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hopeless| American Dictionary

hopeless
adjective
us
/ˈhoʊp·ləs/
withouthope:
Wetriedtosavethebuilding, but it was a hopelesstask(= it could notsucceed).
(Definition ofhopelessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhopeless

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The situation could thus appearhopeless; but, as we shall see below, this difficulty will be resolved once we introduce hyperbolicity.
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The law stipulates that physicians need to assess unbearable andhopelesssuffering, but does not prescribe how this assessment should take place.
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Most desertions happened among soldiers on leave, as trying to escape from the front must have seemed nearlyhopelessto even the most desperate.
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Such attributions can make the patient feel helpless andhopelessto exer t control or make life changes, except by taking medications.
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There were also concerns that by getting involved they would raise clients' hopes of success or waste time on cases they knew to behopeless.
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No matter howhopelessa situation seems to be, we must never remain inactive.
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In other words, 'doing it first' is ahopelesstask for the underdog.
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I have studied this problem myself and learned that it ishopelessto try to assemble such a device from the elements modeling conditional reflexes.
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On the other hand, people who dwell on their depressive symptoms are likely to be morehopeless.
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Besides, the millennium would be very dull, and quitehopelessfrom an artistic point of view.
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Many werehopelessand confused as they faced their burnt establishments and the endless insurance reports.
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If exchangees lost their precious land papers during the crossing, their situation washopeless.
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Currently, many opt-out procedures administered by web sites and others arehopelessand cumbersome, making it nearly impossible for citizens to exert real control.
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They mutually pledged to one another that they would not allow similar interventions in the event either was in ahopelesssituation.
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Family members appearhopelessand seem to believe things will never change.
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