- [uncountable]
the feeling of being frustrated 懊丧；懊恼；沮丧 - in frustration
Dave thumped the table in frustration. 戴夫懊恼得捶打桌子。 - frustration of (doing) something
She couldn't stand the frustration of not being able to help. 她帮不上忙，懊丧得不行。 sexual frustration 性挫败
Extra ExamplesHe took his pent-up frustration out on his family. 他把因挫败而郁积的怒气发泄在家人身上。 He was still seething with angry frustration. 他心里仍因受到挫败而满含怒气。 I agree that we are accomplishing nothing at the moment, and I share your frustration. 我同意我们目前什么也没做成，我与你一样有挫败感。 I could have wept with frustration. 我也可能是因为感觉到沮丧才哭泣的。 I was crying out of frustration. 我因愤懑沮丧而大声喊叫。 I sensed frustration in her voice. 我听出她的话中有一种沮丧的口气。 Many have expressed frustration at the delays. 许多人对延误感到不满。 There were tears of frustration in her eyes. 她眼中含着失意的泪水。 These petty rules can lead to frustration and anger. 这些琐碎的条规会令人感到郁闷和愤怒。 They're showing frustration over the lack of progress. 他们因为没有进展而显得沮丧。 their frustration with bureaucracy 他们对官僚作风的愤懑
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- great
- …
- experience
- feel
- seethe with
- …
- in frustration
- out of frustration
- through frustration
- …
- anger and frustration
- frustration and anger
- a feeling of frustration
- …
- in frustration
- [countable, usually plural]
something that causes you to feel frustrated 令人懊丧（或懊恼、沮丧）的事物 Every job has its difficulties and frustrations. 每个工作都有困难和令人懊恼之处。 She took out her frustrations on the children. 她把气出在孩子们身上。 My biggest frustration was not having enough time. 我最感到沮丧的是时间不够用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- great
- …
- experience
- feel
- seethe with
- …
- in frustration
- out of frustration
- through frustration
- …
- anger and frustration
- frustration and anger
- a feeling of frustration
- …
- [uncountable] frustration of something (formal)
the fact that something is preventing something/somebody from succeeding 受阻；受挫；阻止；挫败 the frustration of all his ambitions 对他所有抱负的打击
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin frustratio(n-), from frustrare ‘disappoint’, from frustra ‘in vain’.