despair
美[dɪ'sper] 英[dɪ'speə(r)]
n. 绝望;失望
vi. 失望
详细释义
n.(名词)- 绝望,失望,断念,走投无路
- 令人绝望的人或原因,令人失望的人
- 望尘莫及的人
- 绝望的情绪,走投无路的心情
- 棘手
- 令某人担心
v.(动词)- (对...)绝望,(悲观)失望,(对...)丧失信心,对...不抱希望,大失所望,失去希望
双解释义
n.(名词)- [U]绝望 complete loss of hope or confidence
- [C][U]使人绝望的人〔事物〕 sth or sb that causes this feeling
v.(动词)- vi. 绝望 be in despair about
英英释义
Noun- a state in which all hope is lost or absent;
"in the depths of despair" "they were rescued from despair at the last minute" "courage born of desperation"
- the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well;
"they moaned in despair and dismay" "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"
Verb- abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart;
"Don't despair--help is on the way!"
组词搭配
~+副词- despair hardly〔nearly〕几乎绝望
- despair deeply深为绝望
~+介词- despair at sth对…感到灰心丧气
- despair for对…感到绝望
- despair of对…绝望; 对…感到担心
例句
用作名词(n.)- A person is most disappointed when he is in despair.一个人在绝望时最失望。
- He has been in the abyss of despair.他已陷入绝望的深渊。
- He fluctuated between hope and despair.他时而充满希望时而失望。
- He is the despair of all other pianists.他使其他所有的钢琴家都感到失望。
用作不及物动词(vi.)- We cannot despair of humanity, since we are ourselves human beings.身为人类,我们不能对人性失望。
- They despaired of winning the game.他们不抱比赛得胜的希望。
词语用法
n.(名词)despair的基本意思是“绝望”,引申可指“使人绝望的人〔事物〕”。in despair意为“绝望地”,可用作表语,也可用作状语。
v.(动词)despair的基本意思是“对…感到失望或绝望”,这种“失望”可指“彻底失望或绝望”,口气很强,有时有“悲痛”的含义; 它是不及物动词,常与of连用,表示“对…失望”。 despair后面如需跟非谓语动词,须跟of+doing,不可跟动词不定式。