despair
vi.灰心丧气,感到沮丧绝望 n.绝望,沮丧
释义2:
despair
/ dis5pZE /
◙ noun1. [mass noun] the complete loss or absence of hope• 绝望;无望 » driven to despair, he throws himself under a train. 他陷入绝望,一头撞到了火车底下。 » in despair, I hit the bottle. 绝望中,我砸掉了一个瓶子。◙ verb1. [no obj.] lose or be without hope• 失去希望;没有希望 »we should not despair. 我们不应该失去希望。 »he was beginning to despair of ever knowing. 他开始放弃了了解这件事的希望。 »[as adj. despairing] he gave a despairing little shrug. 他轻轻耸肩,表示已没有希望。【IDIOMS】
◘ be the despair of1. be the cause of a feeling of hopelessness in (someone else)• 是使(别人)感到绝望 »such students can be the despair of conscientious teachers. 这种学生让尽心尽责的老师们感到绝望。【派生】
♦ despairingly adverb【语源】
1. 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'
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