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des·pairBrE /dɪˈspeə(r)/NAmE /dɪˈsper/ noun [U] 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。◆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。 ➡ see also desperate  ●be the despair of sbto make sb 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。●a counsel of desˈpair(formal) advice not to try to do sth because it is too difficult 知难而退的建议 des·pairBrE /dɪˈspeə(r)/NAmE /dɪˈsper/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they despair BrE /dɪˈspeə(r)/ NAmE /dɪˈsper/present simple - he / she / it despairs BrE /dɪˈspeəz/ NAmE /dɪˈsperz/past simple despaired BrE /dɪˈspeəd/ NAmE /dɪˈsperd/past participle despaired BrE /dɪˈspeəd/ NAmE /dɪˈsperd/ -ing form despairing BrE /dɪˈspeərɪŋ/ NAmE /dɪˈsperɪŋ/ [I] to stop having any hope that a situation will change or improve 绝望；失去希望；丧失信心◆Don't despair! We'll think of a way out of this. 别灰心！我们会找到出路的。◆~ of sth/sbI despair of him; he can't keep a job for more than six months. 我对他都绝望了，他做任何工作都不超过半年。◆~ of doing sthThey'd almost despaired of ever having children. 他们对生孩子几乎不抱任何希望了。 |