unpromising
[ʌnˈprɑ:mɪsɪŋ]
adj.
无前途的，没有希望的;
不堪造就;
前途无望;
例句:
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Her apprentice work was conventional and unpromising, rather stilted.
来自NEWYORKER
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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。
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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。
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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。
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But the underpinnings of Hemingway's style seem especially unpromising.
来自NEWYORKER
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Dry uplands planted with unpromising soil.
来自G. Brenan