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IELTS BNC: 4747 COCA: 5427

despair

noun
/dɪˈspeə(r)/
/dɪˈsper/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. the feeling of having lost all hope绝望
    • She uttered a cry of despair.她发出了绝望的叫声。
    • A deep sense of despair overwhelmed him.深深的绝望使他痛苦不堪。
    • in despair He gave up the struggle in despair.他绝望地放弃了斗争。
    • One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair.一句严厉的话就会使她陷入极度的绝望之中。
    • Eventually, driven to despair, he threw himself under a train.他被逼得走投无路，最后卧轨自杀了。
    see also desperate
    Extra Examples
    • He fell into despair over his failure as a husband.他因为自己是个失败的丈夫而陷入绝望之中。
    • I felt despair at being deceived.我因被骗而感到绝望。
    • I was overcome with a feeling of utter despair.我一时万念俱灰。
    • Robert shook his head in despair.罗伯特绝望地摇了摇头。
    • She let out a cry of despair.她绝望地喊了一声。
    • The novel tells the story of a teenager driven to despair by the hypocrisy of the adult world.这本小说讲述了一个10多岁的少年因成人世界的虚伪而陷入绝望的故事。
    • When he became ill he sank to the depths of despair.他患病时陷入深深的绝望之中。
    • his despair over the loss of his wife他因失去妻子而感到绝望
    • She was close to despair.她几乎绝望了。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • black
    • deep
    • complete
    • …
    verb + despair
    • feel
    • fall into
    • drive somebody to
    • …
    preposition
    • in despair
    • of despair
    • with despair
    • …
    phrases
    • the depths of despair
    • in a moment of despair
    • a feeling of despair
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle 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’.
Idioms
be the despair of somebody
  1. to make somebody worried or unhappy, because they cannot help令某人担心（或绝望）
    • My handwriting was the despair of my teachers.我的字写得很差，使老师们感到十分失望。
a counsel of despair
  1. (formal) advice not to try to do something because it is too difficult知难而退的建议Topics Suggestions and advicec2

despair

verb
/dɪˈspeə(r)/
/dɪˈsper/
 [intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they despair
/dɪˈspeə(r)/
/dɪˈsper/
he / she / it despairs
/dɪˈspeəz/
/dɪˈsperz/
past simple despaired
/dɪˈspeəd/
/dɪˈsperd/
past participle despaired
/dɪˈspeəd/
/dɪˈsperd/
-ing form despairing
/dɪˈspeərɪŋ/
/dɪˈsperɪŋ/
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  1. to stop having any hope that a situation will change or improve绝望；失去希望；丧失信心
    • Don't despair! We'll think of a way out of this.别灰心！我们会找到出路的。
    • despair of something/somebody I despair of him; he can't keep a job for more than six months.我对他都绝望了，他做任何工作都不超过半年。
    • despair of doing something They'd almost despaired of ever having children.他们对生孩子几乎不抱任何希望了。
    Extra Examples
    • He's so rude, I despair of him!他太粗鲁了，我对他绝望了！
    • If you do not get a job immediately, don't despair. You will find one in the end.如果你不能马上找到工作，不要绝望。最后你会找到一个的。
    • They had begun to despair of ever finding the right road.他们开始对找到正确的道路感到绝望。
    • We almost despaired when they said that the health centre would have to close.当他们说保健中心将不得不关闭时，我们几乎绝望了。
    • We finally found a house just when we were beginning to despair.就在我们开始绝望的时候，我们终于找到了一所房子。
    • He began to despair that his dream would never materialize.他开始对自己的梦想永远不会实现感到绝望。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Word OriginMiddle 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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