despair

despair
noun
  1. [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。
verb
  1. [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。
常用词组
be the despair of
  1. 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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