unpromising

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In fact, his business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.
事實(shí)上，他的經(jīng)商生涯從初期就明顯前景暗淡。
Sydney Carton , idlest and most unpromising of men, was Stryver's great ally.
西得尼·卡爾登,最懶散和最無望的人, 是史曲勒孚的大盟友.
You always say that girls grow up definitely unpromising.
您經(jīng)常說女孩長大肯定沒出息.
Their land looked so unpromising that the colonists eventually gave most of it back.
他們的土地看上去日后沒什么用途，所以殖民者最終把大部分都?xì)w還給了他們。
It is a tribute to Mr Chandler's skill that he has fashioned a fascinating book out of such unpromising material.
錢德勒先生竟然以如此不被看好的素材寫出了一本引人入勝的書，這充分證明了他的寫作技巧。

Something that is unpromising does not show any signs that it will be enjoyable or successful.

If you describe something as unpromising, you think that it is unlikely to be successful or produce anything good in the future.