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unpromising


  • 英式英标[ʌn\'prɑmɪsɪŋ]
  • 美式音标[ʌn\'prɒmɪsɪŋ]

adj. 无前途的,没有希望的

英文词源

unpromising (adj.)
1660s, from un- (1) "not" + promising (adj.).

实用例句

1. Their land looked so unpromising that the colonists eventually gave most of it back.
他们的土地看上去日后没什么用途,所以殖民者最终把大部分都归还给了他们。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It is a tribute to Mr Chandler's skill that he has fashioned a fascinating book out of such unpromising material.
钱德勒先生竟然以如此不被看好的素材写出了一本引人入胜的书,这充分证明了他的写作技巧。
来自柯林斯例句
3. In fact, his business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.
事实上,他的经商生涯从初期就明显前景暗淡。
来自辞典例句
4. Only a congenial outsider would remain with so unpromising a figure.
只有志同道合的圈外人才会同这样一个没有前途的人呆在一起.
来自辞典例句
5. Sydney Carton , idlest and most unpromising of men, was Stryver's great ally.
西得尼·卡尔登,最懒散和最无望的人, 是史曲勒孚的大盟友.
来自辞典例句