hopeless
gb/hˈoʊpləs/ us/hˈoʊpləs/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 3800
reménytelen, esélytelen, kilátástalan, béna, nem megy valakinek valami
B1
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone/something] is hopeless at [something]
The rescue mission seemed hopeless in the bad weather.
A mentőakció reménytelennek tűnt a rossz időben.
He felt hopeless about passing the exam after failing twice.
Miután kétszer megbukott, úgy érezte, esélytelen, hogy átmenjen a vizsgán.
It’s a hopeless case; the machine can’t be fixed.
The team’s chances looked hopeless after they lost their best player.
Her situation was hopeless, with no money and nowhere to go.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The game is hopeless. We will lose.
Ez a meccs reménytelen. Veszíteni fogunk.
I feel hopeless about my job search.
Úgy érzem, reménytelen az álláskeresésem.
This plan is hopeless. It will not work.
He is hopeless at cooking.
Our chances are hopeless now.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hopeless' with 'helpless'. 'Hopeless' means there is no chance of success, while 'helpless' means unable to act or protect oneself.
Σημασία
Without chance of success
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
hopeless case
|hopeless situation
|seem hopeless
|completely hopeless
|feel hopeless
Συνώνυμα
futile (Suggests effort is wasted because success is impossible.)
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pointless (Emphasizes lack of purpose or result.)
Αντώνυμα
hopeful (Suggests having a chance or feeling that success is possible.)
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promising (Indicates signs of likely future success.)
Θέματα
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Not able to succeed or get better.
Having no possibility of success, improvement, or a positive outcome.
A2
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is hopeless at [activity]
I’m hopeless at remembering names.
Teljesen reménytelen vagyok, ha neveket kell megjegyezni.
She’s hopeless at playing the guitar.
Teljesen reménytelen, ha gitározásról van szó.
He’s a hopeless driver and often gets lost.
I was hopeless at math in school.
They are hopeless at keeping secrets.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I am hopeless at cooking rice.
Teljesen reménytelen vagyok, ha rizsfőzésről van szó.
She is hopeless at sports.
Sportban teljesen reménytelen.
He is hopeless at dancing.
We are hopeless at fixing cars.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners might think 'hopeless' here means 'very sad', but in this sense it means 'very bad at something'.
Σημασία
Very bad at something
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
hopeless at sports
|hopeless at driving
|hopeless dancer
Συνώνυμα
inept (More formal; suggests total lack of skill.)
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clumsy (Focuses on physical awkwardness.)
Αντώνυμα
skilled (Shows competence or ability.)
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talented (Highlights natural ability.)
Θέματα
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Not good at doing something; very poor at it.
Very bad at a particular activity or lacking any ability in it.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
hopeless
IPA
GB/hˈoʊpləs/
US/hˈoʊpləs/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
hope - less (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (hope)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: hopeless
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Negative and opposite forms
hopelessly
adverb B2
hopelessness
noun
Εκφράσεις
a hopeless case
1/ə hˈoʊpləs kˈeɪs/
fixed phrase
No chance of improvement
A person or situation that cannot be helped or made better.
Παραδείγματα
- The old car is a hopeless case; it will never run again.
- I tried to teach him chess, but he’s a hopeless case.
feel hopeless
1/fˈil hˈoʊpləs/
fixed phrase
To have no hope
To feel that things will not get better or succeed.
Παραδείγματα
- After losing his job, he began to feel hopeless.
- She felt hopeless about her chances of recovery.
hopeless romantic
1/hˈoʊpləs ɹoʊmˈæntɪk/
idiom
Unrealistically idealistic about love
Someone who believes in perfect love, even if it is not realistic.
Παραδείγματα
- He’s a hopeless romantic who still writes love letters.
- She calls herself a hopeless romantic, always dreaming about fairy-tale weddings.
hopeless romantic
2/hˈoʊpləs ɹoʊmˈæntɪk/
idiom
person who always believes in ideal love
Someone who always believes in perfect love, even if they have many problems in relationships.
Παραδείγματα
- She’s a hopeless romantic who still dreams of a fairy-tale wedding.
- Even after two divorces, he remains a hopeless romantic.
- My friends call me a hopeless romantic because I never give up on love.