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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

despair

英  [dɪˈspeə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1. [U 不可数名词] 绝望

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

    双语例句

    例：

    I looked at my wife in despair.

    我绝望地看着妻子。

    VERB. 动词

  • despairs , despairing , despaired

    1. [I 不及物动词] 绝望

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

    双语例句

    例：

    'Oh, I despair sometimes,' he says in mock sorrow.

    “哦，我有时会绝望。”他假装悲伤地说。

    2. [I 不及物动词] 对…绝望

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    He wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so.

    他原想通过写作谋生，但却对此绝望了。

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