hopeless
adj
ˈhəʊpləs
adj
1
if
something
that
you
try
to
do
is
hopeless,
there
is
no
possibility
of
it
being
successful
没有成功可能的，无望的
We
tried
to
stop
the
flames
from
spreading,
but
we
knew
it
was
hopeless.
我们试图阻止火势蔓延，但我们知道这是不可能的。
Getting
your
work
published
often
seems
a
hopeless
task
.
想让自己的作品出版似乎总是徒劳的。
I
kept
on
struggling
forward,
even
though
I
knew
it
was
hopeless
.
虽然知道是无望的，我还是奋力挣扎向前。
2
a
hopeless
situation
is
so
bad
that
there
is
no
chance
of
success
or
improvement
没有希望（好转）的
The
situation
is
not
as
hopeless
as
it
might
seem.
情况并不像看上去那么糟。
the
millions
who
live
in
hopeless
poverty
无数生活在贫困深渊的人们
3
very
bad
[尤英，非正式] 糟透的，不行的，无能的;
especially BrE informal
I’m
a
hopeless
cook.
我是个糟糕的厨师。
hopeless
at
(doing)
sth
My
brother
was
always
pretty
hopeless
at
ball
games.
我弟弟对球类游戏一直很不在行。
[+
with
]
I’m
hopeless
with
machinery.
我对机械一窍不通。
I’ve
got
a
hopeless
memory.
我记性很差。
The
public
transport
system
was
absolutely
hopeless.
公共交通系统实在太糟了。
4
feeling
no
hope
（感到）绝望的
I
began
to
feel
lonely
and
hopeless.
我开始感到寂寞绝望。
5
used,
often
humorously,
to
say
that
someone’s
bad
behaviour
cannot
be
changed
无药可救的人〔常为幽默用法〕
Oh,
James,
you
really
are
a
hopeless
case
(=it
seems
impossible
to
change
your
behaviour)
!
哎，詹姆斯，你真是无药可救！
hopeless
romantic/materialist/drunk
etc
She
was
a
hopeless
romantic,
always
convinced
that
one
day
she
would
meet
the
man
of
her
dreams.
她是个彻头彻尾的浪漫主义者，总是认为有一天会遇到梦中的情人。