pessimistic

adjective
🔊/ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/
🔊/ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/
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  1. pessimistic (about something) expecting bad things to happen or something not to be successful; showing this悲观的;悲观主义的
    • They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning.他们对胜利的可能性显得出奇地悲观。🔊🔊
    • a pessimistic view of life对人生悲观的看法
    • I think you're being far too pessimistic.我觉得你过于悲观了。🔊🔊
    opposite optimistic
    Extra Examples
    • I am deeply pessimistic about the future.我对未来感到极度悲观。
    • These figures look quite pessimistic.这些数字看上去十分悲观。
    • He seems to take a rather pessimistic view of human nature.他似乎对人性持相当悲观的看法。
    Topics Difficulty and failureb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • about
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