unpromising
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ʌnˈprɒm.ɪ.sɪŋ]
- 美式音标 [ʌnˈprɑː.mɪ.sɪŋ]
- 国际音标 [,ʌn'prɔmisiŋ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.没有希望的(结果未必良好的)
词根记忆
- un(无) + promising(有前途的)→无前途的
英汉例句
- 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。 - 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. - You always say that girls grow up definitely unpromising.
您经常说女孩长大肯定没出息. - 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。 - 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。
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.