a person or an animal that is considered very unlikely to be successful 无望取胜的人（或动物）；无用之辈；无能之人 a team of complete no-hopers 完全没有希望的团队 An apparent no-hoper won the race at 33–1. 显然，没有人在比赛中以33-1赢得比赛。 They were written off as a bunch of no-hopers. 他们被认定为一群无用之辈。