Hopeless at doing Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhoʊpɫəs/ /ˈæt/ /ˈduɪŋ

HOHP-luhs AT DOO-ing

UK

hˈəʊpləs/ /ˈæt/ /dˈuːɪŋ

HOH-pluhs AT DOO-ing

释义

Describes someone who is very bad at a particular activity or skill, and feels they cannot improve at it.

用法与细微差别

Informal and often used self-deprecatingly (“I'm hopeless at dancing”). Common collocations: 'hopeless at math/cooking/art'. Do not confuse with 'hopeless' meaning emotionally desperate. Usually followed by a verb in the '-ing' form or a noun referring to the activity.

• Spanish: muy malo para - pésimo en - sin esperanza para
• Portuguese (BR): péssimo em - ruim em - sem jeito para
• Portuguese (PT): péssimo a - mau a - sem jeito para
• Chinese (Simplified): 完全不会 (wánquán bù huì) - 在...上毫无希望 (zài...shàng háo wú xīwàng)
• Chinese (Traditional): 完全不會 (wánquán bù huì) - 在...上毫無希望 (zài...shàng háo wú xīwàng)
• Hindi: बिल्कुल अच्छा नहीं (में) - बिल्कुल असफल (में)
• Arabic: سيئ جدًا في - لا أمل له في
• Bengali: একেবারে অপারগত (কার্য করতে) - একদম পারি না (কিছু করতে)
• Russian: совершенно безнадёжен в (делании чего-то) - не умеет вообще (делать что-то)
• Japanese: 〜するのがまったく苦手 - 〜が全然できない
• Vietnamese: vô vọng trong việc (làm gì đó) - cực kỳ kém (làm gì đó)
• Korean: ~을(를) 전혀 못하다 - ~에 영 소질이 없다
• Turkish: bir şeyi yapmada çok kötü - tamamen beceriksiz (bir işte)
• Urdu: کسی کام میں بالکل نااہل - بالکل نہیں آتا (کچھ کرنا)
• Indonesian: sangat buruk dalam (melakukan sesuatu) - sama sekali tidak bisa (melakukan sesuatu)

例句

I'm hopeless at doing math problems.

basic

She's hopeless at doing crafts.

basic

They feel hopeless at doing sports.

basic

Honestly, I'm hopeless at doing small talk at parties.

natural

He's hopeless at doing anything on time.

natural

I've always been hopeless at doing impressions of people.

natural