hopeless
gb/hˈoʊpləs/ us/hˈoʊpləs/
A2
Inglês
~ 3800
reménytelen, esélytelen, kilátástalan, béna, nem megy valakinek valami
B1
1
Padrão de uso:
[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.
Exemplos para estudantes
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.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hopeless' with 'helpless'. 'Hopeless' means there is no chance of success, while 'helpless' means unable to act or protect oneself.
Significado
Without chance of success
Colocações
hopeless case
|hopeless situation
|seem hopeless
|completely hopeless
|feel hopeless
Sinônimos
futile (Suggests effort is wasted because success is impossible.)
|
pointless (Emphasizes lack of purpose or result.)
Antônimos
hopeful (Suggests having a chance or feeling that success is possible.)
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promising (Indicates signs of likely future success.)
Temas
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Not able to succeed or get better.
Having no possibility of success, improvement, or a positive outcome.
A2
2
Padrão de uso:
[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.
Exemplos para estudantes
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.
Erro comum:
Learners might think 'hopeless' here means 'very sad', but in this sense it means 'very bad at something'.
Significado
Very bad at something
Colocações
hopeless at sports
|hopeless at driving
|hopeless dancer
Sinônimos
inept (More formal; suggests total lack of skill.)
|
clumsy (Focuses on physical awkwardness.)
Antônimos
skilled (Shows competence or ability.)
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talented (Highlights natural ability.)
Temas
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Not good at doing something; very poor at it.
Very bad at a particular activity or lacking any ability in it.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
hopeless
AFI
GB/hˈoʊpləs/
US/hˈoʊpləs/
Sílabas e tonicidade
hope - less (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (hope)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: hopeless
Família de palavras
Negative and opposite forms
hopelessly
adverb B2
hopelessness
noun
Expressões
a hopeless case
1/ə hˈoʊpləs kˈeɪs/
fixed phrase
No chance of improvement
A person or situation that cannot be helped or made better.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.