unpromising

英 [ʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ]

美 [ʌnˈprɑːmɪsɪŋ]

adj.  不乐观的; 难有好结果的

TOEFL

BNC.19090 / COCA.27814

牛津词典

adj.

• 不乐观的；难有好结果的
  not likely to be successful or show good results

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 没前途的；没有希望的
  If you describe something asunpromising, you think that it is unlikely to be successful or produce anything good in the future.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
  1. faced an unpromising task
  2. music for unpromising combinations of instruments

双语例句

• But it is hard to think of a better way to fashion a decent stretch of Conservative government from the unpromising result of this election.
  但是，很难想出还有什么更好的办法，能够让保守党从这次希望不大的选举结果中，获取更大的胜算。
• 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。
• From the most unpromising of starts, he ended up with a far more impressive record, at least in electoral terms, than George H W Bush.
  从一个暗淡无光的开端，走到无比辉煌的终点，至少就选举纪录来说，他远胜于老布什。
• Is agricultural co-operation promising, or is it unpromising?
  农业合作化究竟是有希望，还是没有希望？
• Faced an unpromising task; music for unpromising combinations of instruments.
  应付一项没有希望的任务；把乐器毫无希望的组合在一起的音乐。
• 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。
• If we open a quarrel these, it was hopeless, so unpromising.
  如果我们纠缠这些，那真是没出息，太没出息了。
• The style is unpromising, too.
  风格也同样不可指望。
• Huang Ya, a 24-year-old graduate from Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages, quit her job because she found it stressful and unpromising.
  毕业于浙江越秀外国语学院、24岁的黄亚（音译）选择辞职的原因是工作压力大，前途渺茫。
• His stance on these issues makes him appear an unpromising partner in negotiation;
  他在这些问题上的姿态使他成为谈判中顽固不化的对象。