hopeless

adjective

US /ˈhoʊpləs/

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
hopeless
unworkable
unpromising
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
incompetent
incapable
awful
3
used for emphasizing how extreme something is
a hopeless romantic (=very romantic person)
Synonyms and related words
Ways of emphasizing completeness or extremeness
complete
completely
entire
4
feeling or showing no hope
their hopeless faces
Synonyms and related words
Without hope
the glass is half full (empty)
hopeless
gloomy

单词	hopeless
释义	hopeless adjective UK /ˈhəʊpləs/ Other entries for this word hopeless case noun DEFINITIONS4 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 hopeless unworkable unpromising 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 incompetent incapable awful 3 used for emphasizing how extreme something is a hopeless romantic (=very romantic person) Synonyms and related words Ways of emphasizing completeness or extremeness complete completely entire 4 feeling or showing no hope their hopeless faces Synonyms and related words Without hope the glass is half full (empty) hopeless gloomy derived word hopelessness noun Synonyms and related words Hopelessness despair gloom a sinking feeling hopeless adjective US /ˈhoʊpləs/ Other entries for this word hopeless case noun DEFINITIONS4 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 hopeless unworkable unpromising 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 incompetent incapable awful 3 used for emphasizing how extreme something is a hopeless romantic (=very romantic person) Synonyms and related words Ways of emphasizing completeness or extremeness complete completely entire 4 feeling or showing no hope their hopeless faces Synonyms and related words Without hope the glass is half full (empty) hopeless gloomy derived word hopelessness noun Synonyms and related words Hopelessness despair gloom a sinking feeling
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