hopeless
gb/hˈoʊpləs/ us/hˈoʊpləs/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 3800
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
adjective
B1
property
1
Without chance of success
Not able to succeed or get better.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone/something] is hopeless at [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hopeless' with 'helpless'. 'Hopeless' means there is no chance of success, while 'helpless' means unable to act or protect oneself.
పర్యాయపదాలు
futile (Suggests effort is wasted because success is impossible.)
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pointless (Emphasizes lack of purpose or result.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
hopeful (Suggests having a chance or feeling that success is possible.)
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promising (Indicates signs of likely future success.)
పదకలయికలు
hopeless case
|hopeless situation
|seem hopeless
|completely hopeless
|feel hopeless
విషయాలు
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is hopeless at [activity]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners might think 'hopeless' here means 'very sad', but in this sense it means 'very bad at something'.
పర్యాయపదాలు
inept (More formal; suggests total lack of skill.)
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clumsy (Focuses on physical awkwardness.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
skilled (Shows competence or ability.)
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talented (Highlights natural ability.)
పదకలయికలు
hopeless at sports
|hopeless at driving
|hopeless dancer
విషయాలు
daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I am hopeless at cooking rice.
- She is hopeless at sports.
- He is hopeless at dancing.
- We are hopeless at fixing cars.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
hopeless
IPA
GB/hˈoʊpləs/
US/hˈoʊpləs/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
hope - less (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (hope)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: hopeless
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Negative and opposite forms
hopelessly
adverb B2
hopelessness
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
a hopeless case
1/ə hˈoʊpləs kˈeɪs/
fixed phrase
No chance of improvement
A person or situation that cannot be helped or made better.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.