unpromising

/ˌʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈprɑːmɪsɪŋ/

Meanings

verb

取消，撤销

To revoke or annul (something promised before).

Examples :

"He unpromised his daughter the new bicycle after she failed to improve her grades, despite his prior agreement. "

他女儿没能提高成绩，尽管他之前答应过，他还是取消了给她买新自行车的承诺。

law business

adjective

没希望的，无望的

Not promising

Examples :

"The job market looked unpromising for new graduates this year. "

今年对于应届毕业生来说，就业市场看起来没什么希望。

outcome possibility situation

Related Words

graduates noun

/ˈɡrædʒuːəts/ /ˈɡrædʒuːets/ /ˈɡrædʒuːˌeɪts/

毕业生，毕业者。

"If the government wants graduates to stay in the country they should offer more incentives."

如果政府希望毕业生留在国内，就应该提供更多激励措施。

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

promised verb

/ˈpɹɒm.ɪst/ /ˈpɹɑ.mɪst/

承诺，答应。

"He promised to never return to this town again."

他承诺再也不会回到这个镇上了。

daughter noun

/ˈdɑ.tɚ/ /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɔ.tɚ/

女儿，千金

"I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter."

我已经有一个儿子了，所以我想再要个女儿。

promising verb

/ˈpɹɒmɪsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/

承诺，答应，保证。

"He promised to never return to this town again."

他承诺过永远不再回到这个镇上。

bicycle noun

/ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/

自行车，脚踏车

"My son rode his bicycle to school this morning. "

今天早上我儿子骑自行车去上学了。

failed verb

/feɪld/

失败，落败

"Throughout my life, I have always failed."

我这一辈子，总是以失败告终。

improve verb

/ɪmˈpɹuːv/

提高，改善。

"Buying more servers would improve performance."

购买更多服务器可以提高性能。

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

agreement noun

/əˈɡɹiːmənt/

协议，合同。

"to enter an agreement; the UK and US negotiators nearing agreement; he nodded his agreement."

达成协议; 英国和美国谈判代表接近达成协议; 他点头表示同意。

revoke noun

/rɪˈvoʊk/ /rəˈvoʊk/

罚牌, 犯规

"The revoke cost the team the game. "

那次罚牌让队伍输掉了比赛。

despite noun

/dɪˈspaɪt/

鄙视，蔑视，憎恨

"Despite her parents' disapproval, Sarah pursued her dream of becoming a musician. "

尽管遭到父母的鄙视，莎拉还是追求了成为音乐家的梦想。(Jǐnguǎn zāodào fùmǔ de bǐshì, Shā lā háishì zhuīqiú le chéngwéi yīnyuèjiā de mèngxiǎng.)