unpromising
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?n?pr?m.?.s??]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?n?prɑ?.m?.s??]
- 國際音標(biāo) [,?n'pr?misi?]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj.沒有希望的(結(jié)果未必良好的)
詞根記憶
- un(無) + promising(有前途的)→無前途的
英漢例句
- In fact, his business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.
事實(shí)上，他的經(jīng)商生涯從初期就明顯前景暗淡。 - Sydney Carton , idlest and most unpromising of men, was Stryver's great ally.
西得尼·卡爾登,最嬾散和最無望的人, 是史曲勒孚的大盟友. - You always say that girls grow up definitely unpromising.
您經(jīng)常說女孩長大肯定沒出息. - Their land looked so unpromising that the colonists eventually gave most of it back.
他們的土地看上去日後沒什麼用途，所以殖民者最終把大部分都?xì)w還給了他們。 - It is a tribute to Mr Chandler's skill that he has fashioned a fascinating book out of such unpromising material.
錢德勒先生竟然以如此不被看好的素材寫出了一本引人入勝的書，這充分証明了他的寫作技巧。
英英字典
- Something that is unpromising does not show any signs that it will be enjoyable or successful.
- If you describe something as unpromising, you think that it is unlikely to be successful or produce anything good in the future.