If you feel hopeless, you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success.
例句
He had not heard her cry before in this uncontrolled, hopeless way...他從未聽到過她如此絕望地失聲痛哭。The economic crisis makes jobs almost impossible to find and even able pupils feel hopeless about job prospects.經濟危機使得找到工作幾乎成為不可能，就連能力出眾的學生都對工作前景不抱希望。
ADJ-GRADED
無望的;注定失敗的;不會成功的
Someone or something thing that is hopeless is certain to fail or be unsuccessful.
例句
I don't believe your situation is as hopeless as you think. If you love each other, you'll work it out...我認為你們的情況并不像你想的那樣無望。如果你們彼此相愛，總會找到解決辦法的。A doctor is there to treat and to cure, not to dismiss anyone as a hopeless case.醫生的職責是治病救人，任何人都不能被看作是無藥可救而打發走。
ADJ-GRADED
（人）沒有希望（做好…）的，不行的，無能的
If someone is hopeless at something, they are very bad at it.
例句
I'd be hopeless at working for somebody else...要是讓我為別人工作，我一定做不好。I was fine at sports, but pretty hopeless academically.我的體育不錯，但學習卻很差。
ADJ-GRADED
糟糕透頂的;無可救藥的;極壞的
You use hopeless to emphasize how bad or inadequate something or someone is.
例句
I don't drive and the buses are quite hopeless...我不開車，公共汽車條件又太糟糕。Argentina's economic policies were a hopeless mess.阿根廷的經濟政策糟得一塌糊涂。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
不抱希望的, 絕望的
He gave way to hopeless grief as soon as he heard the bad message.一聽到那個壞消息, 他立即陷入絕望的境地。He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屢次失望, 以致變為了絕望。
不給人希望的, 無望的
He is hopeless about his chances of winning the contest.他沒有希望在競賽中獲勝。
不行的, 無能的
I'm hopeless at Maths.我的數學很糟糕。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success;
"in an agony of hopeless grief""with a hopeless sigh he sat down"
2. of a person unable to do something skillfully;
"I'm hopeless at mathematics"
3. certain to fail;
"the situation is hopeless"
4. (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform;
"she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers""he is a hopeless romantic"