hopelessly + verb (past tense/past participle)
此处 hopelessly 修饰动词,表示做动作时的心情。
She gazed hopelessly at the closed door.
她绝望地凝视着紧闭的门。
绝望地;无望地
无可奈何地
绝望地,无望地
In a manner showing no hope
She shook her head hopelessly when the computer crashed again.
当电脑再次死机时,她绝望地摇了摇头。
用法提示:hopelessly 作为副词修饰动词“摇头”,表示“绝望地”
The old man tried to start his car, but it was hopelessly broken.
老人试图发动他的车,但车子已经坏得无可救药了。
用法提示:hopelessly 作为副词修饰形容词“broken”,表示“无法修复地”
The students were hopelessly confused by the complex instructions.
学生们被复杂的说明搞得彻底糊涂了。
用法提示:hopelessly 作为副词修饰形容词“confused”,表示“完全地,绝望地”
此处 hopelessly 修饰动词,表示做动作时的心情。
She gazed hopelessly at the closed door.
她绝望地凝视着紧闭的门。
hopelessly 加强形容词的程度,意为‘完全地、彻底地’。
We were hopelessly lost in the forest.
我们在森林里完全迷路了。
常用于 in love 等固定搭配,表示‘无法自拔地’。
He fell hopelessly in love with her.
他不可救药地爱上了她。
可用于强调极度绝望,但语气更强烈
多用于形容孤独凄凉,并非完全同义
强调无能为力,不强调内心绝望
强调行为无效,与内心状态无关
grammar · medium
易错句子He stared at the screen hopeless.
正确表达He stared at the screen hopelessly.
hopeless 是形容词,不能修饰动词 stare。应用副词 hopelessly 来修饰动作。
grammar · medium
易错句子She shrugged helplessly when she saw the result.
正确表达She shrugged hopelessly when she saw the result.
helplessly 意为“无助地”,但此处需表达“绝望地”,应使用 hopelessly。
副词,表示充满希望地,与hopelessly的绝望含义相反
hopelessly侧重情感上的无望,desperately强调因绝望而采取极端行动或极度迫切
hopelessly强调无望,helplessly强调无力改变现状
彻底迷路
Without a map, we were hopelessly lost in the dense forest.
没有地图,我们在茂密的森林里彻底迷路了。
无可救药的浪漫
He is a hopelessly romantic person who always believes in true love.
他是个无可救药的浪漫之人,始终相信真爱。
上瘾至极
She became hopelessly addicted to social media and couldn't stop scrolling.
她对社交媒体上瘾至极,无法停止刷屏。
极度困惑
The students were hopelessly confused by the complex instructions.
学生们被复杂的指令搞得极度困惑。
远远落后
Due to the pandemic, the project fell hopelessly behind schedule.
由于疫情,该项目远远落后于进度。
盲目乐观
Even in the face of failure, she remained hopelessly optimistic.
即使面对失败,她仍然盲目乐观。
adj.(hope + -less)
n.(hope + -less + -ness)
adj.(hope + -ful)
adv.(hope + -ful + -ly)
n.(hope + -ful + -ness)
-lessly
-lessly
-lessly
-lessly
-lessly
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hope + -less + -ly
hope + -less
hope + -ful
hope + -ful + -ly
hope (root)
表示极度的失去希望的状态
形容无法改变困境的感觉
强调努力无用的情绪
指放弃抗争的接受态度
因绝望而采取的极端行为倾向
完全迷路
We got hopelessly lost in the maze of streets.
我们在迷宫般的街道上完全迷路了。
陷入爱河无法自拔
She is hopelessly in love with him.
她深深地爱上了他,无法自拔。
完全困惑
He was hopelessly confused by the instructions.
他被说明完全搞糊涂了。
我无可救药地爱着你。
From the movie Groundhog Day (1993), where Phil Connors finally expresses his love to Rita.
出自电影《土拨鼠之日》(1993),菲尔·康纳斯最终向丽塔表达爱意。
我无可救药地忠于你。
From the song 'Hopelessly Devoted to You' by Olivia Newton-John in the musical Grease (1978).
出自音乐剧《油脂》(1978)中奥莉维亚·纽顿-约翰演唱的歌曲《Hopelessly Devoted to You》。
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