| 释义 |
despair/diˈspɛə/ n. & v.●n. the complete loss or absence of hope 绝望，失望 ●v. intr. 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 of) lose or be without hope 绝望；失去希望 despaired of ever seeing her again 对再次见她已经不抱任何希望 2 (foll. by 后跟 of) lose hope about 失去…的希望 his life is despaired of 他的一生完了 □ be the despair of be the cause of despair by badness or unapproachable excellence 令人绝望的原因 he's the despair of his parents 他使父母感到绝望 □ despairingly adv.[Middle English via Old French desespeir, desperer from Latin desperare (as DE-, sperare ‘hope’)] |