be unhopeful
She was unhopeful about the outcome.
她对结果不抱希望。
不抱希望的；绝望的
showing or feeling complete hopelessness or resignation
showing utter resignation or hopelessness
After the third failed attempt, she felt unhopeful about ever passing the exam.
第三次尝试失败后，她对通过考试感到不抱希望。
用法提示：unhopeful 作表语形容词，表示“不抱希望的”，描述主语感到绝望的状态。
The doctor's unhopeful expression told us the news was bad.
医生不抱希望的表情告诉我们消息很糟糕。
用法提示：unhopeful 作定语修饰名词，表达“毫无希望的”神情。
He sounded unhopeful when he talked about finding a new job.
他谈到找新工作时语气不抱希望。
用法提示：unhopeful 作表语，表示“不抱希望的”语气或态度。
She was unhopeful about the outcome.
她对结果不抱希望。
Despite the news, he remained unhopeful.
尽管有这消息，他仍然不抱希望。
I feel unhopeful about our chances.
我对我们的机会感到悲观。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am unhopeful to pass the exam.
正确表达I am unhopeful about passing the exam.
unhopeful 后不能直接跟不定式，应用介词 about 接动名词短语作补语。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am unhopeful that he will come.
正确表达I am unhopeful about his coming.
unhopeful 一般不接 that 从句，应用介词 about 接名词或动名词短语。
hopeless 强调“毫无希望”，常形容客观局面或人；unhopeful 更侧重人主观上“不抱希望”，一般不用于形容处境。
pessimistic 指一贯往坏处想、预期结果不好；unhopeful 指对具体事情不抱希望，不一定是一种性格倾向。
unhelpful 与 unhopeful 拼写相近，但意思完全不同：unhelpful 表示“没有帮助”，unhopeful 表示“不抱希望”。
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