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

• 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。
• An ugly and unpromising child grows into a beautiful and worthy person.
  一个丑陋、没有前途的小孩长成了一个漂亮、令人敬重的人物。
• Even discounting the need to get on with China on other issues, however, this is an unpromising approach.
  然而，即便不考虑与中国在其它问题上合作的必要性，这种做法也毫无前途。
• In my point of view, the dearth of wild species today forecasts an unpromising future for humans tomorrow.
  我认为，今天野生动物种类的灭绝和数量的减少预示着将来人类并不明朗的前景。
• Entering high school, she was ever considered unpromising in language.
  到了高中，她曾被人认为是个在语言方面不可造就的人。
• How often do you find that an unpromising book turns out to be a pretty good read?
  你有多少次发现一本本来读不下去的书原来还不错？
• 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。
• 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？
• If China today is imperial Germany, then the prospects for global stability are unpromising.
  如果今天的中国是德意志帝国，那么全球稳定的前景就不太乐观。
• The style is unpromising, too.
  风格也同样不可指望。