单词 | despair |
释义 | nounverbdes·pairBrE /dɪˈspeə(r)/ NAmE /dɪˈsper/ noun [U ]the feeling of having lost all hope 绝望◆ 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,最后卧轨自杀了。 ➡ see also desperate ● be the despair of sb to make sb worried or unhappy , because they cannot help 令某人担心(或绝望)◆ 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 desˈpair (formal ) advice not to try to do sth because it is too difficult 知难而退的建议des·pairBrE /dɪˈspeə(r)/ NAmE /dɪˈsper/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they despair BrE /dɪˈspeə(r)/ NAmE /dɪˈsper/ present simple - he / she / it despairs BrE /dɪˈspeəz/ NAmE /dɪˈsperz/ past simple despaired BrE /dɪˈspeəd/ NAmE /dɪˈsperd/ past participle despaired BrE /dɪˈspeəd/ NAmE /dɪˈsperd/ -ing form despairing BrE /dɪˈspeərɪŋ/ NAmE /dɪˈsperɪŋ/ [I ]to stop having any hope that a situation will change or improve 绝望;失去希望;丧失信心◆ Don't despair ! We'll think of a way out of this . 别灰心!我们会找到出路的。◆ ~of sth /sb I despair of him ; he can't keep a job for more than six months . 我对他都绝望了,他做任何工作都不超过半年。◆ ~of doing sth They'd almost despaired of ever having children . 他们对生孩子几乎不抱任何希望了。 |
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