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hopeless

/hoʊpləs/

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very unlikely to improve or succeed

没有希望的；无可救药的

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The repair seemed hopeless until we found the missing part.

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找到缺失的零件之前，修好它似乎毫无希望。

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Pronunciation: /hoʊpləs/

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