despair 英 [dɪˈspeə(r)] 　 美 [dɪˈsper]

despair

despair　 英 [dɪˈspeə(r)] 美 [dɪˈsper]

n. 绝望；令人绝望的人或事　 vi. 绝望，丧失信心　

进行时:despairing　 过去式:despaired　 过去分词:despaired　 第三人称单数:despairs　 名词复数:despairs　

He gave up the attempt in despair.　他在绝望中放弃了这种尝试。
She hanged herself out of despair.　她因绝望而上吊自尽。

  • Despair is the feeling of not having any hope left. If you completely forgot to study for your final exam in math, you might feel despair when your teacher passes out the test.
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  • n. 绝望；令人绝望的人或事
  • vi. 绝望，丧失信心

  • 1. He gave up the attempt in despair.

    他在绝望中放弃了这种尝试。

  • 2. She hanged herself out of despair.

    她因绝望而上吊自尽。

  • 3. I despair of ever finding him again.

    我对再找到他已丧失信心。

  • despair (n.) c. 1300, from Anglo-French despeir, Old French despoir, from desperer (see despair (v.)). Replaced native wanhope.
  • despair (v.) early 14c., from stem of Old French desperer "be dismayed, lose hope, despair," from Latin desperare "to despair, to lose all hope," from de- "without" (see de-) + sperare "to hope," from spes "hope" (see sperate). Related: Despaired; despairing; despairingly.
des·pair / dɪˈspeə(r) ; NAmE dɪˈsper / noun , verb despair despairs despaired despairing noun [uncountable ] 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. 他被迫得走投无路，最后卧轨自杀。 ☞see also desperate IDIOM 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。 ☞more at counsel   n. verb [intransitive ] 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。 despairof 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。 despairof 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。 des·pair / dɪˈspeə(r) ; NAmE dɪˈsper /
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