hopelessness

n.  绝望

BNC.14735 / COCA.13926



柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 不抱希望的;绝望的
    If you feel hopeless, you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success.
    1. He had not heard her cry before in this uncontrolled, hopeless way...
      他从未听到过她如此绝望地失声痛哭。
    2. The economic crisis makes jobs almost impossible to find and even able pupils feel hopeless about job prospects.
      经济危机使得找到工作几乎成为不可能,就连能力出众的学生都对工作前景不抱希望。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 无望的;注定失败的;不会成功的
    Someone or something thing that is hopeless is certain to fail or be unsuccessful.
    1. I don't believe your situation is as hopeless as you think. If you love each other, you'll work it out...
      我认为你们的情况并不像你想的那样无望。如果你们彼此相爱,总会找到解决办法的。
    2. A doctor is there to treat and to cure, not to dismiss anyone as a hopeless case.
      医生的职责是治病救人,任何人都不能被看作是无药可救而打发走。
  3. ADJ-GRADED (人)没有希望(做好…)的,不行的,无能的
    If someone is hopeless at something, they are very bad at it.
    1. I'd be hopeless at working for somebody else...
      要是让我为别人工作,我一定做不好。
    2. I was fine at sports, but pretty hopeless academically.
      我的体育不错,但学习却很差。
  4. ADJ-GRADED 糟糕透顶的;无可救药的;极坏的
    You use hopeless to emphasize how bad or inadequate something or someone is.
    1. I don't drive and the buses are quite hopeless...
      我不开车,公共汽车条件又太糟糕。
    2. Argentina's economic policies were a hopeless mess.
      阿根廷的经济政策糟得一塌糊涂。

双语例句

  1. There is an almost palpable feeling of hopelessness.
    几乎明显有种无望的感觉。
  2. He sank into the depths of hopelessness after his business failed.
    商店倒闭使他陷入了极度的绝望之中。
  3. In the Bible, many different people expressed this hopelessness.
    在圣经中,不同时代的人都曾表达这份绝望之情。
  4. Just by looking at the scenery you feel sadness, loneliness, hopelessness, uncertainty and fear.
    只要看到一处场景,你就会如临其境地感到悲伤、孤独、无望、迷茫与恐惧。
  5. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died.
    但是我的生活没任何改变,除了:已逝去的懦弱、恐惧与无助。
  6. Depression can cause long periods of sadness and hopelessness, feelings of low self-worth, even physical pain.
    沮丧可以使人长时间处在悲伤绝望的情绪中,让人感觉没有自尊甚至是身体疼痛。
  7. The Biggest Miracle In Life Is To Find Hope From Hopelessness.
    生命中最大的神迹,是从绝望中找到希望。
  8. The scream was a long, hollow wail of agony and pain, and of hopelessness.
    那尖叫是一声长长的沉重的哀号,充满了苦恼、痛苦和绝望。
  9. Depression also has its addictive side, in that sadness and hopelessness take charge.
    抑郁也有瘾性的一面因为悲伤和无望会支配。
  10. I feel the world already has enough stories of sadness, pain and hopelessness.
    我感觉这个世界已有太多的悲伤、痛苦和绝望。
  11. And I believe that in my life I will see an end to hopelessness, giving-up and suffering.
    我相信在我的生命中我将会看到绝望,放弃,折磨迎来尽头。
  12. The contrast between Afghan government hopelessness and insurgent craftiness could hardly have been more stark.
    阿富汗政府的绝望和叛乱分子的狡猾精明形成鲜明对比。
  13. To combat fear and innate hopelessness, I try quite hard to be better.
    为了克服恐惧和与生俱来的绝望情绪,我相当努力,争取表现得更好。
  14. Can I urge you, in all hopelessness, not to go in there?
    虽然我不抱希望,但是能不能请你别进去?
  15. Sometimes when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy, in hopelessness and tragedy.
    有时,当我们在绝望中迷失,在规律与不变中迷失;在无望与悲剧中迷失。
  16. Idle away today, and you'll obtain nothing but enelless regrets and hopelessness.
    虚度今日,期待你的将是无尽的悔恨和遗憾。
  17. Showing utter resignation or hopelessness.
    表现出完全顺从或者绝望。
  18. There is no lasting hope in violence, only temporary relief from hopelessness.
    暴力中没有长存的希望,只能从绝望中得到暂时的解脱。
  19. We have traded a life of meaning with suffering for a life of comfort with hopelessness!
    而我们(作为基督徒)已经用舒适但毫无盼望的人生换得了受苦但有意义的人生!
  20. The biggest fear in life is not death, but hopelessness.
    个人介绍生命中最痛苦的不是死亡,而是绝望。
  21. Why did he now feel this sense of confusion, doubt and hopelessness?
    为什么他会感到惆怅,疑虑和失望?
  22. A thankful attitude can free us from fear, worry and hopelessness.
    一个感恩的态度,能使我们从恐惧,焦虑和绝望中被释放出来。
  23. It is believed that pessimism often leads to hopelessness, sickness and failure.
    人们认为,悲观常常会导致绝望、疾病和失败。
  24. Gambling opened up the highway to hopelessness for him.
    赌博使他走上了绝望的道路。
  25. From my cousin's viewpoint, from the cowherd children's words, from my childhood memory, I have perceived feelings of hopelessness.
    从我表弟的看法中,从放牛娃的话语中,从我儿时的记忆中,我感到了一种绝望。
  26. In this short span of10 days, I experienced the loneliness, hopelessness and despair at a loss, but also experienced the joy regained hope.
    在这短短的十几天中,我经历了孤独无望与茫然绝望,又经历了重获希望的欣喜。
  27. I find the hopelessness of the situation very depressing.
    我发现处境的绝望令人十分沮丧。
  28. These diseases reinforce a vicious circle of poverty and hopelessness by depressing production.
    这些疾病加之令人沮丧的生产更加使人们陷入到贫穷和无望这个恶性循环中来。
  29. The hopelessness and despair in many labor camps I feel is reflected in this photo from the orange groves.
    我从这张来自桔子林的照片中,深深的感觉到许多劳工营的绝望。
  30. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness.
    那里弥漫着猫儿和狗儿的气味,还有恐惧和绝望的气息。

英英释义

noun

  1. the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success