hapless
英 ['hæplɪs]
美
- adj. 运气不好的，倒霉的
助记提示
1. happen => perhaps.
2. happen => hap.
3. happen => hapless.
2. happen => hap.
3. happen => hapless.
中文词源
hapless 不幸的
hap,运气，机会，-less,没有。
英文词源
- hapless (adj.)
- "unfortunate, luckless," c. 1400, from hap (n.) in the sense "good luck" + -less. Related: Haplessly; haplessness.
双语例句
- 1. the hapless victims of exploitation
- 受到剥削的不幸牺牲品
来自《权威词典》
- 2. All of them were hapless victims of this hurricane.
- 他们都是这场飓风的不幸受害者.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He let the hapless Germans talks , then crushed them with scathing, often witty abuse.
- 他只是在倒霉的德国广播中机智地插进些讽刺 、 苛刻的攻击.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Don't let some hapless potential partner wait needlessly at your meeting place.
- 不要让倒霉的潜在伴侣无不要地在约会地点等待.
来自互联网
- 5. How should encounter a lot of hapless things to do?
- 当遇到很多倒霉的事情怎么办?
来自互联网