unpromising

• adj. 无前途的，没有希望的

英文词源

unpromising (adj.)

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

双语例句

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