unpromising是什么意思？

unpromising

英[ʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ] 美[ʌnˈprɑmɪsɪŋ]

• adj. 无前途的，没有希望的，不堪造就，前途无望；

例句

• You always say that girls grow up definitely unpromising. 您经常说女孩长大肯定没出息.
• 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.
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable;
  "faced an unpromising task""music for unpromising combinations of instruments"