| 释义 |
pessimistpes‧si‧mist /ˈpesəmɪst/ noun [countable]   - Don't be such a pessimist - I'm sure things will work out.
- Don't be such a pessimist - I'm sure you'll pass your driving test!
- After all, their brokers and investment bankers win business by being optimists, not pessimists.
- Burke is remembered as a poetic pessimist.
- But still, he stayed out there shovelling, confounding the pessimists even though his task was clearly hopeless.
- Let puritans and pessimists damn, disapprove or dismiss these appetites; that is their loss.
- Most accountants tend to be pessimists.
- Some estimates put the close of year figure at 2,050 - 150 points lower than the worst of last week's pessimists.
- The pessimists feared the Conservatives' nine seats could even be wiped out north of the border.
- With beta software, it pays to be a pessimist and not harbor unrealistic expectations.
expecting something bad to happen► pessimistic someone who is pessimistic always expects bad things to happen: · Don't be too pessimistic - we may still win the game.pessimistic about: · He's quite pessimistic about his chances of getting another job.pessimistic that: · Beron is pessimistic that a peaceful solution can be found. ► pessimist someone who always expects bad things to happen: · Don't be such a pessimist - I'm sure you'll pass your driving test! ► downbeat expressing an attitude that is not at all hopeful and showing that you do not expect success: · The latest economic surveys are more downbeat as a result of the recent decline in world trade. ► gloomy not having or offering much hope for the future: · A year ago it seemed that a peace treaty looked possible, but now the outlook is much gloomier.· The world's largest chip maker gave a gloomy forecast for the first quarter.gloomy about: · Most political analysts are gloomy about the country's future. ► fear the worst formal to expect a situation to have the worst possible result because you know how bad the situation could be: · After I hadn't heard from him for several hours, I began to fear the worst.· Fearing the worst, police have called in reinforcements to help control the crowds. someone who always expects that bad things will happen OPP optimist:  Don’t be such a pessimist! |