hopelessly
gb/hˈoʊpləsli/ us/hˈoʊpləsli/
B2
Angličtina
~ 7800
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adverb
B2
property
1
in a way showing no hope
In a way that shows you have no hope that things will be good or will work.
Vzorec užití:
[someone] [does something] hopelessly
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hopelessly' with 'hopefully'. 'Hopelessly' means 'without hope', while 'hopefully' usually means 'with hope' or is used as a sentence adverb (e.g., 'Hopefully, it will stop raining'). Another mistake is using 'hopelessly' directly before a clause, as in *'I am hopelessly that I will pass.'* You should say 'I feel hopeless about passing' or 'I hopelessly tried to pass.'
Synonyma
despairingly (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal and literary.)
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despondently (Emphasizes deep, ongoing sadness as well as lack of hope.)
Antonyma
hopefully (Means 'with hope' when used as a manner adverb, the emotional opposite of 'hopelessly'.)
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confidently (Focuses on strong belief in success, the opposite attitude of acting without hope.)
Kolokace
look hopelessly
|stare hopelessly
|ask hopelessly
|cry hopelessly
|sigh hopelessly
|gesture hopelessly
Témata
emotions
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- She looked at me hopelessly when the doctor shook his head.
- After the third failed attempt, he laughed hopelessly and put the tools away.
- The team waited hopelessly on the field as the final seconds ticked away.
- He searched his pockets hopelessly, knowing the keys were already gone.
- They tried hopelessly to save the old tree from the storm.
Učební příklady
- She cried hopelessly when she heard the bad news.
- He looked around the empty room hopelessly.
- The students waited hopelessly for the bus that never came.
- I pulled on the door hopelessly, but it was locked.
- They tried hopelessly to fix the old car.
adverb
C1
property
2
to an extreme, beyond-help degree
Very, very much, in a way that cannot be fixed or changed.
Vzorec užití:
hopelessly [adjective]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes use 'hopelessly' before positive adjectives where native speakers rarely do, such as *'hopelessly happy'*. While not always wrong, 'hopelessly' is usually used with negative or problematic states (lost, confused, addicted, late) or with strong love/romantic feelings. Another mistake is putting it after the adjective, as in *'lost hopelessly'*; the more natural order is 'hopelessly lost'.
Synonyma
extremely (A general intensifier; 'hopelessly' often suggests that the situation cannot be improved, not just high degree.)
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irretrievably (Stresses that something cannot be recovered; more formal and less emotional than 'hopelessly'.)
Antonyma
slightly (Indicates a small degree, the opposite of the very high degree in 'hopelessly'.)
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partly (Suggests something is only to some extent, contrasting with the total or beyond-help sense of 'hopelessly'.)
Kolokace
hopelessly lost
|hopelessly in love
|hopelessly addicted
|hopelessly confused
|hopelessly outdated
|hopelessly romantic
Témata
emotions
|evaluation
|intensity
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- We were hopelessly lost in the narrow streets of the old town.
- She is hopelessly in love with him and refuses to see his faults.
- The software is hopelessly outdated and needs to be replaced.
- By the time help arrived, the schedule was already hopelessly delayed.
- He became hopelessly addicted to online games during the lockdown.
Učební příklady
- I was hopelessly lost in the new city.
- She is hopelessly in love with her first boyfriend.
- This phone is hopelessly old and very slow.
- The roads were hopelessly busy all day.
- He is hopelessly addicted to sweet drinks.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
hopelessly
IPA
GB/hˈoʊpləsli/
US/hˈoʊpləsli/
Slabiky a přízvuk
hope - lessly (2 slabiky)
Stress on 1st syllable (hope)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: hopelessly
- Plural: hopelesslies
Příbuzná slova
Výrazy
hopelessly addicted
1/hˈoʊpləsli ədˈɪktɪd/
fixed phrase
completely unable to stop an addiction
To be so addicted to something that you feel you cannot stop using or doing it.
Příklady
- By his late teens, he was hopelessly addicted to gambling.
- She became hopelessly addicted to social media and checked her phone every few minutes.
hopelessly in love
1/hˈoʊpləsli ˈɪn lˈʌv/
fixed phrase
completely and uncontrollably in love
To be very, very much in love with someone, in a way that you cannot control and that will probably not change.
Příklady
- By the end of the summer they were hopelessly in love.
- He knows she will never feel the same, but he is still hopelessly in love with her.
hopelessly lost
1/hˈoʊpləsli lˈɔst/
fixed phrase
completely unable to find the way
To be in a place where you do not know where you are or how to get where you want to go at all.
Příklady
- We took a wrong turn and soon found ourselves hopelessly lost in the forest.
- Without a map or a phone signal, they were hopelessly lost in the mountains.