At that moment, he found himself in a hopeless situation—the backpack with food and water was swept away by the sandstorm.

就在这时，他发现自己陷入了绝望的境地——装着食物和水的背包被沙尘暴卷走了。

youdao

This is a hopeless situation-there's nothing you can do.

这是个无可救药的局势，你什么也不能做。

youdao

It is a hopeless situation for us, " a fleeing grocery store owner told Agence Presse-France.

我们感觉很绝望，”逃亡中的杂货店老板这样告诉法新社。

youdao

It's a hopeless situation for them,". "They expect us to provide them with help,which is of course, what we want to do.

VOA: standard.2010.01.14

Finally,the Confederate commander, General John Pemberton, decided the situation was hopeless.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

Food was gone. The situation was hopeless.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

It's actually a hopeless situation, you know--people waiting with their furniture, you know, just waiting to go.

NPR: Zimbabwe Government Uproots Shanty Dwellers

But away from the red tape, Curbishley deserves huge credit for turning around what looked a hopeless situation.

BBC: Tevez delivers final twist

These phrases serve as buzzwords, used to placate suffering fan bases and bring a smidgen of hollow optimism to a hopeless situation.

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