hopeless
gb/hˈoʊpləs/ us/hˈoʊpləs/
A2
Anglų
~ 3800
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
adjective
B1
property
1
Without chance of success
Not able to succeed or get better.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone/something] is hopeless at [something]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hopeless' with 'helpless'. 'Hopeless' means there is no chance of success, while 'helpless' means unable to act or protect oneself.
Sinonimai
futile (Suggests effort is wasted because success is impossible.)
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pointless (Emphasizes lack of purpose or result.)
Antonimai
hopeful (Suggests having a chance or feeling that success is possible.)
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promising (Indicates signs of likely future success.)
Kolokacijos
hopeless case
|hopeless situation
|seem hopeless
|completely hopeless
|feel hopeless
Temos
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- The rescue mission seemed hopeless in the bad weather.
- He felt hopeless about passing the exam after failing twice.
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- The game is hopeless. We will lose.
- I feel hopeless about my job search.
- This plan is hopeless. It will not work.
- He is hopeless at cooking.
- Our chances are hopeless now.
adjective
A2
property
2
Very bad at something
Not good at doing something; very poor at it.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is hopeless at [activity]
Dažna klaida:
Learners might think 'hopeless' here means 'very sad', but in this sense it means 'very bad at something'.
Sinonimai
inept (More formal; suggests total lack of skill.)
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clumsy (Focuses on physical awkwardness.)
Antonimai
skilled (Shows competence or ability.)
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talented (Highlights natural ability.)
Kolokacijos
hopeless at sports
|hopeless at driving
|hopeless dancer
Temos
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- I’m hopeless at remembering names.
- She’s hopeless at playing the guitar.
- He’s a hopeless driver and often gets lost.
- I was hopeless at math in school.
- They are hopeless at keeping secrets.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I am hopeless at cooking rice.
- She is hopeless at sports.
- He is hopeless at dancing.
- We are hopeless at fixing cars.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
hopeless
IPA
GB/hˈoʊpləs/
US/hˈoʊpləs/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
hope - less (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (hope)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: hopeless
Žodžių šeima
Negative and opposite forms
hopelessly
adverb B2
hopelessness
noun
Posakiai
a hopeless case
1/ə hˈoʊpləs kˈeɪs/
fixed phrase
No chance of improvement
A person or situation that cannot be helped or made better.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.