hopeless
adjective uk/ˈhəʊp.ləs/ us/ˈhoʊp.ləs/
B1 没希望的
without hope
a hopeless situation 毫无希望的局势
They searched for survivors but it was hopeless. 他们搜寻生还者,但没有什么希望。
She was depressed and felt totally hopeless about the future. 她情绪低落,觉得未来毫无希望。
B2 非常不擅长的
completely without skill at a particular activity
I'm hopeless at sports. 我在体育方面糟透了。
He's a hopeless cook. 他做饭一塌糊涂。
- More examples
- When he first went for treatment at the hospital he seemed to be a hopeless case.
- The characters in his novels inhabit a bleak and hopeless universe.
- "It's hopeless, " he said, shaking his head despondently.
- The situation seems to become more hopeless with every passing day.
- There is no way out of here. We've tried everything - it's hopeless.