despair
noun /dɪˈspeə(r)/
/dɪˈsper/
[uncountable]Idioms - 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。 - in despair 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。
Topics Feelingsc1- He fell into despair over his failure as a husband.
他因为自己是个失败的丈夫而陷入绝望之中。 - I felt despair at being deceived.
我因被骗而感到绝望。 - I was overcome with a feeling of utter despair.
我一时万念俱灰。 - Robert shook his head in despair.
罗伯特绝望地摇了摇头。 - She let out a cry of despair.
她绝望地喊了一声。 - The novel tells the story of a teenager driven to despair by the hypocrisy of the adult world.
这本小说讲述了一个10多岁的少年因成人世界的虚伪而陷入绝望的故事。 - When he became ill he sank to the depths of despair.
他患病时陷入深深的绝望之中。 - his despair over the loss of his wife
他因失去妻子而感到绝望 - She was close to despair.
她几乎绝望了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- black
- deep
- complete
- …
- feel
- fall into
- drive somebody to
- …
- in despair
- of despair
- with despair
- …
- the depths of despair
- in a moment of despair
- a feeling of despair
- …
词源Middle English: the noun via Anglo-Norman French from Old French desespeir; the verb from Old French desperer, from Latin desperare, from de- ‘down from’ + sperare ‘to hope’. - She uttered a cry of despair.
Idioms
be the despair of somebody
- to make somebody 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。
- My handwriting was the despair of my teachers.
a counsel of despair
- (formal) advice not to try to do something because it is too difficult
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