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单词 hopeless
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hopeless

UK /ˈhəʊpləs/

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    if a situation is hopeless, it seems very unlikely to succeed or improve

    The lawyers said it was a hopeless case.

    This is hopeless. I’ll never learn to swim.

    Synonyms and related words

    Likely to fail
  2. 2
    informalnot skilful at all

    As far as mechanical ability goes, George is hopeless.

    hopeless at:

    I am hopeless at paying my bills on time.

    Synonyms and related words

    Not skilful or able
  3. 3
    used for emphasizing how extreme something is

    a hopeless romantic (=very romantic person)

    Synonyms and related words

    Ways of emphasizing completeness or extremeness
  4. 4
    feeling or showing no hope

    their hopeless faces

    Synonyms and related words

    Without hope

derived word
hopelessness
Synonyms and related words

Hopelessness

hopeless

US /ˈhoʊpləs/

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    if a situation is hopeless, it seems very unlikely to succeed or improve

    The lawyers said it was a hopeless case.

    This is hopeless. I’ll never learn to swim.

    He was indeed a sick man, but the outlook was far from hopeless.

    Synonyms and related words

    Likely to fail
  2. 2
    informalnot skillful at all

    As far as mechanical ability goes, George is hopeless.

    hopeless at:

    I am hopeless at paying my bills on time.

    Synonyms and related words

    Not skillful or able
  3. 3
    used for emphasizing how extreme something is

    a hopeless romantic (=very romantic person)

    Synonyms and related words

    Ways of emphasizing completeness or extremeness
  4. 4
    feeling or showing no hope

    their hopeless faces

    Synonyms and related words

    Without hope

derived word
hopelessness
Synonyms and related words

Hopelessness
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