hapless

英 [ˈhæpləs]

美 [ˈhæpləs]

adj.  倒运的; 不幸的

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Collins.1 / BNC.14737 / COCA.14193

牛津词典

adj.

• 倒运的；不幸的
  not lucky; unfortunate
  1. the hapless victims of exploitation
     受到剥削的不幸牺牲品

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （人）运气不好的，不幸的
  Ahaplessperson is unlucky.
  1. ...his hapless victim.
     落入他手中的不幸的受害者

双语例句

• The hapless Mr Cameron was now the most unpopular prime minister in British history.
  倒霉的卡梅伦成为英国历史上民望最低的首相。
• Troopers hustle the hapless duty guard to Norton's door as he fumbles nervously with a huge key ring.
  州警把倒霉的值班警卫推到门前，他发抖着摸出一大串钥匙。
• The snake crushes its hapless victim to death.
  蛇把它那倒霉的猎物给咬死了。
• All those who could sympathize with you were invariably in the same hapless situation.
  凡是能表同情的，都是处在同一地位的人。
• If it is honest journeywork, yet lacks purchasers, at most you may call yourself a hapless tradesman.
  假如那是诚实的临时工作，但却缺少买主，那你至多可以说自己是个不幸的工匠。
• Today, the hapless Federal Reserve is trying to re-expand demand in a post-bubble US economy.
  如今，走投无路的美联储（fed）正试图再次扩大美国后泡沫经济中的需求。
• The highest score was earned by the hapless teacher of a first-year course on national income accounting.
  得到最高分的是一位讲授一年级《国民收入核算》课程的倒霉老师。
• He's has been compared to both Joseph Stalin and the hapless comedy character Mr Bean.
  他被比喻为既是约瑟夫？斯大林，又是那倒霉的喜剧人物憨豆先生。
• At Enron the names should also have been a clue to hapless investors and staff that something was amiss.
  安然（enron）许多人的名字本来也应该给那些倒霉的投资者和员工一些提醒：要出问题了。
• Some happy mean to end a hapless life.
  想找个侥幸的办法，把不幸的生命终止。