hopeless/ˋhopləs; ˈhəʊpləs/adj 1 if something you try to do is hopeless, it is certain to fail 没有成功可能的﹔无望的: It was a hopeless task . 这是一项不可能完成的任务。2 very bad and not likely to get better 没有希望(好转)的: The situation seemed hopeless. 局势看起来无可挽救了。3 especially BrE informal very bad at doing something 【尤英, 非正式】糟透的﹐不行的﹐无能的: +at I’m hopeless at spelling. 我拼写很差。+with He's hopeless with machinery. 他对机械一窍不通。4 feeling that you have no hope (感到)绝望的: a hopeless look on her face 她脸上的绝望表情 —hopelessly adv