despair

英[dɪˈspeə(r)]美[dɪˈsper]

n.绝望；

v.感到绝望，不抱希望；

复数：despairs;

第三人称单数：despairs;

过去式：despaired;

过去分词：despaired;

现在分词：despairing;

例句

The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

When his friend was killed, he plumbed the depths of despair.他的朋友被害后，他陷入了绝望的深渊。

He was in utter despair.他完全绝望了。

This poem runs the gamut of emotions from despair to joy.这首诗展现了从绝望到喜悦的感情历程。

Tiredness and despair were etched into his face.疲乏与失望刻在他的脸上。

Don't despair; things will get better soon.不必绝望, 事情不久就会好起来。

The boy is the despair of his teachers.这男孩使老师们感到无可救药。

Defeat after defeat filled us with despair.一次又一次的失败使我们完全绝望了。

Hope is antithetic to despair.希望是与绝望对立的。

Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。 ——Richard Nixon美国总统尼克松出自：英语名言

同义词

vi.

despair的同义词之：绝望,丧失信心

upgivehopelose

despair的同义词之：其他释义

hopegloomlanguishupdepressionsadnessdesiredroopoppressiongriefdesperationgive

反义词

n.

despair的反义词之：绝望

desirehopeoptimism

despair的反义词之：其他释义

awaithappinessexpect

同义词解析

以下这些名词都有"绝望，沮丧" 的意思

despair：普通用词，指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心，陷入沮丧，绝望的境地。

desperation：语气强烈，指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。

depression：侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。

disappointment：多指愿望或期望的落空。

词组

be the despair of

be the cause of a feeling of hopelessness in (someone else)是使（别人）感到绝望

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-UNCOUNT

绝望

Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.

例句

I looked at my wife in despair...我绝望地看着妻子。...feelings of despair or inadequacy.绝望或无能的感觉

VERB

感到绝望;失去希望

If you despair, you feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.

例句

'Oh, I despair sometimes,' he says in mock sorrow...“啊，我有时会感到绝望，”他假装悲伤地说。He does despair at much of the press criticism.面对媒体的诸多批评他的确感到绝望。

VERB

对…感到绝望;对…不抱希望

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.

例句

He wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so.他想通过写作来谋生，不过他对此不抱希望。...efforts to find homes for people despairing of ever having a roof over their heads...为那些对有瓦遮头不再抱有任何希望的人们找到住处的努力

英汉词典释义

n.

绝望

Defeat after defeat filled us with despair.一次又一次的失败使我们完全绝望了。

使人绝望的人(或事物)

The boy is the despair of his teachers.这男孩使老师们感到无可救药。

vi.

绝望,失去希望,丧失信心

Don't despair; things will get better soon.不必绝望, 事情不久就会好起来。

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly;

"they were rescued from despair at the last minute"

2. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

Verb

1. abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart;

"Don't despair--help is on the way!"