despair
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve. 绝望
I looked at my wife in despair. 我绝望地看着妻子。
2. V-I If you despair, you feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve. 绝望
"Oh, I despair sometimes," he says in mock sorrow. “哦，我有时会绝望。”他假装悲伤地说。
3. V-I If you despair of something, you feel that there is no hope that it will happen or improve. If you despair of someone, you feel that there is no hope that they will improve. 对…绝望
He wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so. 他原想通过写作谋生，但却对此绝望了。
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despair /dɪˈspɛə/ (despairing,despaired,despairs)
剑桥词典
- the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation
- A feeling of despair descended on us as we realized that we were completely lost .
- He was plunged into despair when his wife left him.
- In despair, the theatre director searched everywhere for a new lead actor .
- Over a bottle of wine , we shared our despair over the state of our marriages .
- He sank into deep despair when he lost his job . 返回 despair
绝望
a mood /sense of despair 绝望的情绪／感觉
They're in (the depths of) despair over/about the money they've lost . 他们对找回丢失的钱已经不抱（任何）希望了。
To her teacher's despair, Nicole never does the work that she's told to do. 妮科尔从不做作业，让她的老师感到非常失望。
Their fourth year without rain drove many farmers to despair. 第四年仍然没有雨水，这让许多农民感到非常绝望。
be the despair of sb
to cause someone such difficulties that they do not know how to deal with you
成为…的心病，使…头疼
He's the despair of his parents because he shows no interest in getting a job . 他对找工作没有任何兴趣，让父母感到非常头疼。
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