despair
noun
verb
dɪˈspeə
noun
1
a
feeling
that
you
have
no
hope
at
all
绝望
in
despair
She
killed
herself
in
despair.
她在绝望中自杀了。
the
depths
of
despair
The
noise
from
the
neighbours
used
to
drive
him
to
despair
.
邻居那里传来的噪声曾吵得他烦死了。
to
the
despair
of
sb
To
the
despair
of
the
workers,
the
company
announced
the
closure
of
the
factory.
令工人们感到绝望的是，公司宣布关闭工厂了。
2
be the despair of
to
make
someone
feel
very
worried,
upset,
or
unhappy
[过时] 是令某人担忧 （心烦，痛苦 ）的人 （事 ）
sb old-fashioned
She
is
the
despair
of
her
teachers.
她是老师们最放心不下的学生。
verb
3
to
feel
that
there
is
no
hope
at
all
[正式] 绝望，感到无望
Despite
his
illness,
Ron
never
despaired.
尽管疾病缠身，罗恩却从不绝望。
despair
of
(doing)
sth
He
despaired
of
ever
finding
her.
他对找到她已经不抱任何希望了。
despair
of
sb
My
teachers
began
to
despair
of
me.
我的老师开始对我绝望了。