hopeless

adjective

/ˈhəʊpləs/

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if something is hopeless, there is no hope that it will get better or succeed
- a hopeless situation
- It's hopeless trying to convince her.
- Most of the students are making good progress, but Michael is a hopeless case.
- He felt that his life was a hopeless mess.
Extra Examples
- The situation seemed completely hopeless.
- The situation seems increasingly hopeless.
- He wanted to warn her how hopeless her case was.
- There were some things it was hopeless to discuss with him.
- Winning the title is out of the question now—it's a hopeless cause.
Topics Difficulty and failureb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- pretty
- …
preposition
- at
- with
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(British English, informal) extremely bad synonym terrible
- The buses are absolutely hopeless these days!
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- pretty
- …
preposition
- at
- with
See full entry
(especially British English) (of people) very bad (at something); with no ability or skill synonym terrible
- He's an absolutely hopeless driver.
- hopeless at something I'm hopeless at science.
- hopeless with something I've always been hopeless with machinery.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- pretty
- …
preposition
- at
- with
See full entry
feeling or showing no hope
- She felt lonely and hopeless.
Extra Examples
- She felt lonely and completely hopeless.
- With a hopeless shrug of resignation, he turned back.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- pretty
- …
preposition
- at
- with
See full entry

单词	hopeless
释义	hopeless adjective /ˈhəʊpləs/ /ˈhəʊpləs/ jump to other results if something is hopeless, there is no hope that it will get better or succeed a hopeless situation It's hopeless trying to convince her. Most of the students are making good progress, but Michael is a hopeless case. He felt that his life was a hopeless mess. Extra Examples The situation seemed completely hopeless. The situation seems increasingly hopeless. He wanted to warn her how hopeless her case was. There were some things it was hopeless to discuss with him. Winning the title is out of the question now—it's a hopeless cause. Topics Difficulty and failureb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb absolutely completely pretty … preposition at with See full entry (British English, informal) extremely bad synonym terrible The buses are absolutely hopeless these days! Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb absolutely completely pretty … preposition at with See full entry (especially British English) (of people) very bad (at something); with no ability or skill synonym terrible He's an absolutely hopeless driver. hopeless at something I'm hopeless at science. hopeless with something I've always been hopeless with machinery. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb absolutely completely pretty … preposition at with See full entry feeling or showing no hope She felt lonely and hopeless. Extra Examples She felt lonely and completely hopeless. With a hopeless shrug of resignation, he turned back. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb absolutely completely pretty … preposition at with See full entry
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