despair

despair读音音标

英 [dɪˈspeə(r)]

美 [dɪˈsper]

despair意思解释

n.

绝望；

使人绝望的人（或事物）；

vi.

绝望；

变形

复数：despairs

过去式：despaired

过去分词：despaired

现在分词：despairing

第三人称单数：despairs

双语释义

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

despair

[ di\'spεə ]

n.

a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly

\"they were rescued from despair at the last minute\"

同义词：desperation

the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

v.

abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

\"Don\'t despair--help is on the way!\"

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+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

词组短语

in despair

绝望地，失望地

despair of

失望，丧失信心；对…绝望

同近义词辨析

disappointment, despair, desperation, depression

这组词都有“绝望、沮丧”的意思，其区别是：

disappointment

多指愿望或期望的落空。

despair

普通用词，指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心，陷入沮丧，绝望的境地。

desperation

语气强烈，指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。

depression

侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)A person is most disappointed when he is in despair.一个人在绝望时*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。