despair /dɪˈspeə(r)/

noun

[U] 绝望

the feeling of having lost all hope

She uttered a cry of despair.

她发出了绝望的叫声。

A deep sense of despair overwhelmed him.

深深的绝望使他痛苦不堪。

He gave up the struggle in despair .

他绝望地放弃了斗争。

One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair .

一句严厉的话就会使她陷入极度的绝望之中。

Eventually, driven to despair , he threw himself under a train.

他被逼得走投无路，最后卧轨自杀。

习语

be the despair of sb

令某人担心（或绝望）

to make sb worried or unhappy, because they cannot help

My handwriting was the despair of my teachers.

我的字写得很差，使老师们感到十分失望。

a counsel of despair

(formal) 知难而退的建议

advice not to try to do sth because it is too difficult

verb

[V] ~ (of sth/sb) | ~ (of doing sth)

绝望；失去希望；丧失信心

to stop having any hope that a situation will change or improve

Don't despair! We'll think of a way out of this.

别灰心！我们会找到出路的。

They'd almost despaired of ever having children.

他们对生孩子几乎不抱任何希望了。

I despair of him; he can't keep a job for more than six months.

我对他都绝望了，他做任何工作都超不过半年。

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